Related external works: Realisation

Annibale Carracci: Marsyas and Olympus, ca. 1597-1600, Öl auf Holz, 34,4 x 84,2 cm. Inv. Nr. NG94, National Gallery, London

Part of the same work process

Annibale Carracci: Silène assis, ca. 1595-1599, schwarzer Stift, weiß gehöht (Kreide), auf blauem Papier, 273 x 235 mm. Inv. Nr. 7338, Musée du Louvre, Département des Arts graphiques, Paris

Reference

Sitzender Silen, Gemme. Inv. Nr. 25895, Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Neapel

Amor spielt Silen auf der Flöte vor, Gemme. Inv. Nr. 26816, Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Neapel

Amor, Playing the Flute, and Silen in an Arcadian Landscape, ca. 1597 – 1600

Blatt: 108 x 236 mm

Inventory Number: 462

Object Number: 462 Z

Status: Not on display

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About the Work

This drawing is a design for the painting of a harpsichord lid and shows how much the theme of Arcadia has been linked to music. In an Arcadian landscape, which is characterised not only by the goats at the edge, but above all by the summery atmosphere, the god of drunkenness listens to the enchanting flute played by the god of love.

Work Data

Basic Information

Title: Amor, Playing the Flute, and Silen in an Arcadian Landscape

Draughtsman

Annibale Carracci

Period Produced

16th century

School

Baroque

Object Type

drawing

Material

Technique

Geographic Reference

Bolognese

Production Reason

Captions Added Later: Verso bezeichnet auf der der Montierung (mit Bleistift): Annibale Carracci da Bologna // 8" 9" - 4"
Verso Stempel des Städelschen Kunstinstituts, Frankfurt am Main (Lugt 2356), mit zugehöriger Inventarnummer

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