Description
'BACCHI ET ARIADNE CHORUS' Depicts a procession with Bacchus and Ariadne, featuring mythological figures, satyrs, and animals in a ceremonial, celebratory scene. Made by Pietro Santi Bartoli after own design. Medium: Engraving on hand laid (verge) paper. Sheet size: 45.5 x 26.5 cm (17.91 x 10.43 inch). Image size: 45.5 x 26.5 cm. (17.91 x 10.43 inch). Condition: good, given age. Slight foxing, creasing and soiling. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully. BACCHUS, ARIADNE, ROMAN PROCESSION, ANTIQUITY, PIETRO SANTI BARTOLI, ENGRAVING, MYTHOLOGY, ROMAN TRIUMPH, SATYRS, CLASSICAL ART. | EXPO-458 (ITALIAN) BACKGROUND INFORMATION Plate 55 from Admiranda Romanarum Antiquitatum (The Wonders of Ancient Rome), 1693. State: Very Good. Biography engraver: Pietro Santo Bartoli (1635-1700) was an Italian engraver from Perugia. He was a student of the French artist Poussin. His nickname was Perugino. He was antiquarian to both the Queen Christina and Benedetto Odescalchi (1611-1689), who became Pope in 1676 under the name of Innocent XI.