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ADAMO SCULTORI (ACTIVE 1550-70)
Three men sacrificing a pig
c.1547-1585Engraving | 12.0 x 16.3 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 854619
An engraving by Adamo Ghisi depicting three men sacrificing a pig. Trimmed within the platemark.
This print was catalogued by Bartsch as after a drawing by Giulio Romano. This drawing (now lost) was related to an ancient sculpture in the National Archaeological Museum, Naples, although most probably derived from a gem of the same subject (see Bibliographic References).
This print was catalogued by Bartsch as after a drawing by Giulio Romano. This drawing (now lost) was related to an ancient sculpture in the National Archaeological Museum, Naples, although most probably derived from a gem of the same subject (see Bibliographic References).
Creator(s)
Adamo Scultori (active 1550-70) (engraver)
After a work attributed to Giulio Romano (Rome c. 1499-Mantua 1546) (draughtsman)
12.0 x 16.3 cm (sheet of paper)
- Added to the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1853-76)
Subject(s)
- Natural Sciences & Mathematics
- Earth sciences
- Seasons
- Autumn
- Seasons
- Biological sciences
- Zoology
- Animals
- Mammals
- Pigs
- Mammals
- Animals
- Zoology
- Earth sciences
- Religion & Theology
- Religions and faiths
- Religions of antiquity
- Sacrifices
- Classical mythology
- Dionysus
- Religions of antiquity
- Religions and faiths
- Science, Medicine and Technology
- Engineering & Technology
- Containers
- Vessels (containers)
- Cauldrons
- Vessels (containers)
- Containers
- Engineering & Technology
Object type(s)
- visual works
- prints
- Natural Sciences & Mathematics
Bibliographic reference(s)
Massari 1993 : Massari, S, 1993. Giulio Romano pinxit et delineavit : Opere grafiche autografe di collaborazione e bottega, Rome pp. 137-8
Other number(s)
Ruland p. 350 B.XXIII.1
