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Flute-playing cupid and Silenus in an arcadian landscape, Annibale Carracci
Annibale Carracci
Flute-playing cupid and Silenus in an arcadian landscape
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Annibale Carracci: Marsyas and Olympus, ca. 1597-1600, Öl auf Holz, 34,4 x 84,2 cm. Inv. Nr. NG94, National Gallery, London

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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

Annibale Carracci

Flute-playing cupid and Silenus in an arcadian landscape, ca. 1597 – 1600

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108 x 236 mm
Physical Description
Pen in brown over traces of a preliminary drawing in red chalk, washed in brown
Inventory Number
462
Object Number
462 Z
Status
On display, Department of Prints and Drawings Exhibition Gallery

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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.

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10.10.2024