Iconography

GODS AND MYTHS

Adonis / Census of Antique Art known in the Renaissance / Known prototypes / Mantua, Palazzo Ducale
Marsyas / Census of Antique Art known to the Renaissance / Known Prototypes / Hever Castle (sarcophagus)
Orestes / Census of Antique Art Known to the Renaissance / Known Prototypes / Rome, Palazzo Giustiniani
Orpheus / Myths / Death of Orpheus / Orpheus killed by Bacchantes / Adaptations

Further details

The running woman comes from the Mantuan Adonis sarcophagus, the man from the Palazzo Giustiniani Orestes sarcophagus, the croaching man from a Marsyas sarcophagus formerly in Hever Castle (http://census.bbaw.de/easydb/censusID=157837)

Artist or creator

Pisanello (1395-1455)

Date

1425 - 1450

Location

Paris, Musée du Louvre, Département des Arts graphiques (inv. 2397 v)

Associated persons

Ian Jones (Photographer (digital))

Book, text or document (source of image)

Pisanello. Valardi Album. Folio: 199.

Find out more

Web resources

Census database (woman)
Census database (standing man)
Louvre

Rights and Permissions

This material is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial 3.0 Unported License

Acknowledgements

Record created with the generous support of the Dean’s Development Fund, School of Advanced Study’

Contact

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