Mythology & Putti
Mythology & Putti
The Wreath
c.1520-1546Engraving | RCIN 851832
An engraving based on a drawing by Giulio Romano currently housed in the Teylers Museum, Haarlem (inv. no.A*48). Very late state; not described in Bartsch. Signed with the engraver's name at lower left: IV.BONASO.F. Lettered with the addresses of Lafréry and de Nobili. Laid down on a sheet with pencil annotations. Not listed in Ruland's Raphael Collection catalogue (1876).
The drawing on which this engraving is based is a study for a painted medallion in the Sala dei Venti in the Palazzo Te, Mantua. The engraving differs from the drawing in a few details, including the figure of the sleeping woman in the left foreground which may be an invention by Bonasone himself derived from the renowned classical sculpture of the 'Sleeping Ariadne' now in the Vatican Museums (see Massari 1983, I, p.62). A second state impression at RCIN 851831.
The drawing on which this engraving is based is a study for a painted medallion in the Sala dei Venti in the Palazzo Te, Mantua. The engraving differs from the drawing in a few details, including the figure of the sleeping woman in the left foreground which may be an invention by Bonasone himself derived from the renowned classical sculpture of the 'Sleeping Ariadne' now in the Vatican Museums (see Massari 1983, I, p.62). A second state impression at RCIN 851831.
Added to the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (after 1876)
