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Record drawing showing two putti holding a garland over their shoulders; behind them is a relief showing two figures carrying off a third figure in a quadriga.
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Reference number
Adam vol.26/156
Purpose
Record drawing showing two putti holding a garland over their shoulders; behind them is a relief showing two figures carrying off a third figure in a quadriga.
Aspect
Elevation
Signed and dated
- Undated
Medium and dimensions
Pen
242 x 306
Hand
Unidentified eighteenth-century artist
Watermark
shield with bar
Notes
This drawing may be taken from a sarcophagus or altar relief; the use of putti to frame a mythological vignette was fairly common in antiquity. Several examples are illustrated in G. B. Piranesi, Vasi, Candelabri, Cippi, Sarcofagi, etc. (Rome, 1778). The unimpressive draughtsmanship here is similar to that found in Adam vol.26/171.
Level
Drawing
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