Frieze-like composition of figures walking alongside draped curtains: at left satyrs and children bear a statue of Bacchus on a litter behind an old man (Silenus?), at center two robed satyrs approach a priest, at right Apollo lifts a cup next to satyrs seated at a round table
Artwork Details
- Title: Frieze-like composition of figures walking alongside draped curtains: at left satyrs and children bear a statue of Bacchus on a litter behind an old man (Silenus?), at center two robed satyrs approach a priest, at right Apollo lifts a cup next to satyrs seated at a round table
- Artist: Pierre Brebiette (French, Mantes-sur-Seine ca. 1598–1642 Paris)
- Date: ca. 1617–25
- Medium: Etching
- Dimensions: sheet: 3 1/4 x 14 3/4 in. (8.3 x 37.4 cm)
- Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011
- Object Number: 2012.136.250
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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Pierre Brebiette (French, Mantes-sur-Seine ca. 1598–1642 Paris)
1610–42
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ca. 1730–40
Pierre Brebiette (French, Mantes-sur-Seine ca. 1598–1642 Paris)
1624
Pierre Brebiette (French, Mantes-sur-Seine ca. 1598–1642 Paris)
1636
Pierre Brebiette (French, Mantes-sur-Seine ca. 1598–1642 Paris)
n.d.
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