Sacrifice to Priapus

1542

Antonio Fantuzzi after Rosso Fiorentino

Associated Names
Antonio Fantuzzi

Artist, Italian, c. 1510 - 1550 or after

Rosso Fiorentino

Artist After, Florentine, 1494 - 1540

This is a drawing of a group of figures engaged in a classical scene. The image portrays numerous figures gathered around a central platform with a decorated pedestal or altar and flames. The figures are in various poses, some standing, others seated or reclining, with a sense of movement throughout the composition. Details such as helmets, draped garments, and classical architecture suggest a historical or mythological theme. Objects like shields and vessels can be seen, creating an atmosphere of ritual or ceremony. The drawing has a strong chiaroscuro effect and detailed line work, reminiscent of Renaissance or Baroque art movements.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching in brown on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed within plate mark): 27.4 x 40.7 cm (10 13/16 x 16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1985.25.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Zerner 1969, no. 23


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

F. Rechberger ("F Rechberger" inscribed verso, L.2133)

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1988

  • Graphic Survey Show, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., June 1988.

2006

  • The Early Modern Painter-Etcher, Arthur Ross Gallery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia; The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota; Smith College Museum of Art, Northampton, 2006, no. 5.

Bibliography

1802

  • Bartsch, Adam. Le peintre graveur. 21 vols. Vienna, 1802-1821: vol.16, p.348, 27.

1969

  • Zerner, Henri. Ecole de Fontainebleau, gravures.Paris: Arts et Metiers Graphiques, 1969. English ed. The School of Fontainebleau, etchings and engravings. London: Thames and Hudson, 1969.

Inscriptions

lower center in plate: AFONTANA BELEAVA[T]; inscribed by former collector (F. Rechberger?), lower center verso in pen and brown ink: Rosso

Wikidata ID

Q74067269

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