The Rape of Proserpina

1592/1607

Giuseppe Scolari

Associated Names
Giuseppe Scolari

Artist, Venetian, before 1564 - 1625

The image shows two figures on a chariot being pulled by horses. Both figures are in motion, with one holding a trident and the other raising an arm as if commanding the horses. The horses appear tense and their manes are flying back as they run. The sky above has dramatic, curvilinear clouds. The foreground depicts a rocky terrain. The image is in black, white, and gray colors, with strong lines used for texture and depth.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut and wood engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Print Purchase Fund (Rosenwald Collection)

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 48 × 38.2 cm (18 7/8 × 15 1/16 in.)
    plate: 46.4 × 36.3 cm (18 1/4 × 14 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1980.14.13

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Passavant, no. 67

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

2007

  • The Baroque Woodcut, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 2007 - 2008

Bibliography

1860

  • Passavant, Johann David. Le peintre-graveur, contenant l'histoire de la gravure sur bois, sur metalet au buring jusque vers la fin du XVI siecle .... 6 vols. Leipzig: Rudolph Weigel, 1860-1864.

1959

  • Passavant, 6, p.236, no.67.

1976

  • Rosand, David and Michelangelo Muraro. Titian and the Venetian Woodcut. Washington, D.C., 1976:no. 104B (ii/ii)

Wikidata ID

Q65569042

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