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The Nile

After Francesco Primaticcio Italian
1569
Not on view
Engraving with a representation of the river Nile, after a composition by Francesco Primatticio, with the male figure of the Nile reclining on bushes on the right side, the bare torso and head of a sphinx between his legs and the upper body of a satyr to his right, surrounded by putti. The picture that inspired this engraving was on the vault of the gallery where ninety mythological compositions were framed by secondary subjects like the figure of the Nile at the 'Galerie d'Ulysse' in Fontainebleau, before it was destroyed in the 18th century.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: The Nile
  • Artist: Etienne Delaune (French, Orléans 1518/19–1583 Strasbourg)
  • Artist: After Francesco Primaticcio (Italian, Bologna 1504/5–1570 Paris)
  • Date: 1569
  • Medium: Engraving
  • Dimensions: Sheet (trimmed): 1 7/8 × 2 9/16 in. (4.7 × 6.5 cm)
  • Classifications: Prints, Ornament & Architecture
  • Credit Line: Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1964
  • Object Number: 64.568.8
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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