Mythology & Putti
GIULIO DI ANTONIO BONASONE (C. 1498-C. 1580)
Jupiter, Neptune, and Pluto Dividing the Universe
c.1520-1570Engraving | 20.0 x 27.2 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 851727
An engraving after a design by Giulio Romano. Only state. From a series of four depicting the mythological history of the division of the Universe. Two other engravings from the series can be found at RCIN 851729 (Jupiter and Juno received in the Heavens by Ganymede and Hebe) and RCIN 851731 (Neptune in his Chariot).
Creator(s)
Giulio di Antonio Bonasone (c. 1498-c. 1580) (engraver)
After Giulio Romano (Rome c. 1499-Mantua 1546) (artist)
annotation: .nsn. [front, lower right, below image, in brown ink]
20.0 x 27.2 cm (sheet of paper)
- Added to the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1853-76)
Subject(s)
- Language, Linguistics and Literature
- Literature
- Fiction
- Tales & legends
- Myths
- Tales & legends
- Fiction
- Literature
- Religion & Theology
- Religions and faiths
- Religions of antiquity
- Classical mythology
- Jupiter (myth)
- Neptune (mythology)
- Pluto (Mythology)
- Classical mythology
- Religions of antiquity
- Religions and faiths
Object type(s)
- visual works
- prints
- Language, Linguistics and Literature
Bibliographic reference(s)
Massari 1993 : Massari, S, 1993. Giulio Romano pinxit et delineavit : Opere grafiche autografe di collaborazione e bottega, Rome pp.67-8, no.56
Other number(s)
Ruland p.131 D.I.1
