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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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