Third Eclogue: Menalcas and Damoetas (Menalcas et Damoetas)

published 1926

Aristide Maillol

Associated Names
Aristide Maillol

Artist, French, 1861 - 1944

The image shows a line drawing of two figures facing each other. The figure on the left is seated on an animal, with one leg bent over the animal. This person has short, wavy hair and wears a tunic-like garment. The figure on the right is sitting on a rectangular block, with one hand extended out towards the other figure. This individual also has short hair and is wearing a tunic and shoes. No jewelry is visible on either figure. The background is a light color with a decorative panel behind the figures, featuring vertical lines and leaf patterns. The image is drawn in a reddish-orange color, centered on a beige background.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut in red on Japan paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1980.45.1000

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Guérin 1965, no. 27, State only

  • Series Title

    Publius Vergilius Maro: Eclogae: p.26 [Guerin 1965 16-58]

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1951

  • Rewald 1951, no.20.

1982

  • Guerin, Marcel. Catalogue Raisonne de l'oeuvre grave et lithographie Aristide Maillol. Geneva: Pierre Cailler, 1965.

Wikidata ID

Q65565779

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