Wilton album, folio 45b: Venus, Cupid and a Satyr

Annibale Carracci Italian

Not on view

On folio 45 with one other print: 27.78.1(164)
For more information on the Wilton album see entry for 27.78.1(1-428)
The subject of this print was described by Bartsch as Jupiter and Antiope, though Bohn thinks that Venus and a Satyr is a more probable identification. The composition is related to a drawing by Agostino Carracci now at the Albertina (inv. no. 2113; 184 x 244 mm). The drawing either served as the inspiration for Annibale's print or was derived from it. Agostino produced a number of prints of lascivious subjects. The print was very popular: it was copied at least three times and many impressions survive

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