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Article
Poussin’s ‘Triumph of Silenus’ rediscovered
05/2021 | 1418 | 163
Pages: 408-415
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Author:
Whitlum-Cooper, Francesca (Whitlum-Cooper, Francesca)
Subjects
artists:
Poussin, Nicolas
museums and institutions:
National Gallery, London, Great Britain
patrons:
Du Plessis, Armand Jean, Cardinal Duc de Richelieu, 1585-1642
subjects:
French painting / Attributions / Copies / Scientific analysis / Conservation / Technical analysis / Infrared reflectography / Scanning macro X-ray fluorescence (MA-XRF) spectroscopy / Pigments / Silenus / Bacchanals / Pentimenti / Commissions
works:
Triumph of Silenus (Poussin)
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. The Triumph of Bacchus, by Nicolas Poussin. 1635–36. Oil on canvas, 127.97 by 151.77 cm. (Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City).
Attributed works:
10. Detail of Fig.2, showing dancing figures.
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2. The Triumph of Silenus, by Nicolas Poussin, photographed in 2020 after cleaning in 2019–20. 1635–36. Oil on canvas, 142.9 by 120.5 cm. (National Gallery, London.)
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3. The Triumph of Pan, by Nicolas Poussin. 1636. Oil on canvas, 135.9 by 146 cm. (National Gallery, London).
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4. The Triumph of Silenus, by Nicolas Poussin, photographed before its cleaning in 2019–20. 1635–36. Oil on canvas, 142.9 by 120.5 cm. (National Gallery, London.)
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5. Detail of Fig.2, showing Silenus.
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6. Detail of Fig.3, showing a woman astride a goat.
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7. Detail of Fig.1, showing a satyr astride a goat.
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8. The nurture of Jupiter, by Nicolas Poussin. c.1636–37. Oil on canvas, 96.5 by 121 cm. (Dulwich Picture Gallery, London).
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9. Detail of Fig.8, showing goats.
Article
A bronze Bacchus wearing a Silenus mask, made for Antonio Londonio
01/2011 | 1294 | 153
Pages: 13-21
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Author:
Wengraf, Patricia (Wengraf, Patricia)
Subjects
artists:
Vries, Adriaen de
artists:
Pellizzone, Andrea
buildings:
Villa Visconti Borromeo Litta, Lainate, Italy
dates:
1550-1599
patrons:
Londonio, Antonio
places:
Lainate / Italy
print:
Vries, Adriaen de
subjects:
Sculpture / Bronzes / Bacchus / Silenus / Provenance / Attribution
subjects:
Fountains
subjects:
Columns (architectural components) / Iconography / Greek iconography / Roman iconography
subjects:
Netherlandish sculpture / Italian sculpture
Illustrations
Attributed works:
14. Bacchus/Silenus, possibly by Adriaen de Vries(?). c.1579–80. Bronze, 89.5 cm. high. (Mr and Mrs J. Tomilson Hill, New York). Photograph: Maggie Nimkin, New York.
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18. The nymphaeum of Villa Litta (Weil-Weiss), Lainate, by Carlo Bossoli. 1852–53. Photograph of a now lost watercolour. (Civico Archivio Fotographfico, Milan).
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19. Detail of the south pulpit frontal, cast by Andrea Pellizzone. 1586. Thin repoussé copper sheets mounted onto a wood backing. (Milan Cathedral).
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20. Self-portrait, by Giovanni Paolo Lomazzo. c.1568–70. Canvas, 55 by 43 cm. (Pinacoteca di Brera, Milan).
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21. Detail of Fig.20 showing the hat badge worn by Giovanni Paolo Lomazzo.
Attributed works:
22. Detail of Fig.14 showing the beard of Bacchus beneath the Silenus mask.
Attributed works:
23. Compà Digliagor, by Aurelio Luini. c.1568. Ink on paper, 12 by 8.5 cm. (Musée du Louvre, Paris).
Western art unattributed:
15. Photograph of c.1910 showing the bronze Bacchus/Silenus on a marble column in the nymphaeum, known as the cortino delle piogge, at Villa Visconti Borromeo Litta di Lainate, near Milan. (Photograph: Civico Archivo Fotografico, Collection Lissoni 4972D, Castello Sforzesco, Milan).
Western art unattributed:
16. Detail of Fig.15 showing the inverted ‘umbrella’ apparatus emerging from the head of the bronze Bacchus/Silenus
Western art unattributed:
17. Cast in lead from the Bacchus/Silenus in Fig.14. c.1920s. (Uffici Comunali di Lainate). Photograph: Patricia Wengraf.
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Francesco Angeloni and Annibale Carracci's 'Silenus Gathering Grapes'
11/1974 | 860 | 116
Pages: 664-666
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Author:
Fletcher, Jennifer (Fletcher, Jennifer; Fletcher, J. M.; Fletcher, Jennifer M.)
Subjects
artists:
Carracci, Annibale
collectors and dealers:
Angeloni, Francesco
dates:
1600-1649
museums and institutions:
National Gallery, London, Great Britain
places:
Italy
sources:
Angeloni, Francesco
subjects:
Italian painting / Classical mythology / Silenus
subjects:
Sources / Antiquarianism
Illustrations
Attributed works:
42. Silenus Gathering Grapes, by Annibale Carracci. Panel (Transferred), 54.6 by 69.5 cm., and 36.2 by 19 cm. (National Gallery, London.) Reproduced by Courtesy of the Trustees.
Article
Engravings on Silver by Annibale Carracci
09/1955 | 630 | 97
Pages: 282-287
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Author:
Kurz, Otto (Kurz, Otto; K., O.)
Subjects
artists:
Carracci, Annibale
dates:
1590-1609
patrons:
Farnese family
places:
Italy / Rome
subjects:
Italian painting / Drawings / Prints
subjects:
Classical mythology
subjects:
Silenus
Illustrations
Attributed works:
13. The Drunken Silenus, by Annibale Carracci. Engraving on Silver, Diameter 32 cm.
Attributed works:
14. The Drunken Silenus, by Annibale Carracci. Pen and Wash. (British Museum.)
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15. The Drunken Silenus. Pen and Wash, Diameter 25.5 cm. (Earl of Ellesmere.)
Attributed works:
16. The Drunken Silenus, by Annibale Carracci. Drawing. (Uffizi, Florence.)
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17. The Drunken Silenus, by G. B. Costantino after Guido Reni. Engraving, 24 by 24 cm.
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18. The Drunken Silenus, by Carlo Cignani. Drawing. (Uffizi, Florence.)
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19. Sketch for the Ornamental Border of the Drunken Silenus, by Annibale Carracci. Pen and Wash, 25.8 by 38.1 cm. (Royal Library, Windsor Castle.) Reproduced by Gracious Permission of H. M. The Queen.
Attributed works:
20. Silenus Gathering Grapes, by Annibale Carracci. Panel, 54 by 88 cm. (National Gallery, London.)
Attributed works:
21. The So-Called 'Christ of Caprarola', by Annibale Carracci. Engraving.
Attributed works:
22. The Drunken Silenus, by Annibale Carracci. Pen and Wash, 27.3 by 17 cm. (Earl of Ellesmere.)
Attributed works:
23. Pietà, by Annibale Carracci. Engraving on Silver, 12.3 by 16.1 cm.
Attributed works:
24. Pietà, by Agostino Carracci. Engraving.
Attributed works:
Fig. A. Bacchanal, by Annibale Carracci. Engraving on Silver, 27 by 27.2 cm.