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Four corner-pieces from the ceiling of the Farnese gallery depicting Eros and Anteros

Maker

After
(artist)
1560-1609

(engraver)
died 1692

(publisher)
1627-1691

Title

Four corner-pieces from the ceiling of the Farnese gallery depicting Eros and Anteros

Date of Production

(c.) 1674

Medium

printed in black
etching and engraving

Dimensions

Height: 40.5 cm
Width: 45.2 cm

Accession Number

G.1990.WL.7303.15

Mode of Acquisition

Witt Library, transfer, 1990

Credit

The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)

Copyright

Work in the public domain

Location

Not currently on display

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Provenance

Information not yet known or updated

Inscriptions

Inscription: 14 / Anteros Heroti, siue iniusto Amori palmae ramum subtrahit. / Petrus Aquila delin. et sculp. //

Inscription: Caelestis, atque humani Amoris mutuus amplexus, siue appetitus / cum ratione coniunctio, in qua virtus consistit. / Annibal Carraccius pinx. / in AEdibus farnesionis. //

Inscription: Io. Iacobus de Rubeis formis Romae ad Templ. S. Mariae de Pace cu Priu. S. Pont. //

Inscription: An. CARRACCI / Palazzo Farnese / Rome //

Inscription: CAELESTIS. AC. VVLGARIS. AMORIS. IMAGINES. QVATVOR. / IN. TOTIDEM. APSIDIS. ANGVLIS. PICTAE. A. QVIBVS. / PENDENT. ALLEGORIAE. ET. ARGVMENTA. FABVLARVM. //

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