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Folio 96 recto (Ashby 159): Ornamental herm and satyr
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Reference number
SM volume 115/159
Purpose
Folio 96 recto (Ashby 159): Ornamental herm and satyr
Aspect
Part of an ornamental composition
Scale
Not known
Inscribed
[Mount] 159 [x2]
Signed and dated
- c.1515
Datable to c.1515
Medium and dimensions
[Drawing] Pen and brown ink over traces of black chalk; on laid paper (232x163mm), rounded corners at left, inlaid (back to front with respect to original foliation, window on verso of mount)
[Mount] Frame lines, in pen and dark brown ink, 10mm apart
Hand
Bernardo della Volpaia
Watermark
[Drawing] None [Mount] Fleur-de-lys in circle topped with crown (variant 2; cut at bottom of window)
Notes
The drawing shows a candelabrum in the form of a herm standing on a pedestal and with a flaming bowl on its head, which is touching, to its right and with an outstretched arm, a naked winged satyr blowing a trumpet with an attached pennant. To the herm’s left, another arm is sketched in, and, considering the position of the drawing on the page, it seems likely that the composition was intended to be symmetrical with a second figure at the left.
The drawing, dating from around 1515, is probably of modern invention, albeit one inspired by ancient models. No others of this composition are known.
The drawing, dating from around 1515, is probably of modern invention, albeit one inspired by ancient models. No others of this composition are known.
Literature
Ashby 1904, p. 73
Level
Drawing
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