Iconography

GODS AND MYTHS

Amazons / Census of Antique Art known to the Renaissance / Known Prototypes / Sarcophagi / Vatican City, Musei Vaticani, Belvedere 49
Bacchus / Census of Antique Art known to the Renaissance / Known prototypes / Sarcophagi / Amsterdam, Allard Pierson Museum
Bacchus / Census of Antique Art known to the Renaissance / Known prototypes / Sarcophagi / London, British Museum / Sections / Satyr with child on shoulders
Bacchus / Bacchanal / Bacchantes / Single figure / Full length / Dancing or moving
Satyrs / Satyr children and satyrs with children

LITERATURE

Ancient / Homer / Odyssey / Census of Antique Art Known to the Renaissance / Known Prototypes / Paris, Louvre (Sarcophagus, Polyphemus, Ulysses, and two companions)
Ancient / Homer / Odyssey / Book IX: Ulysses recounts his adventures (Cicones, Lotophages, Polyphemus) / vv. 287-294 (also Ovid, Metamorphoses, XIV, 205-212): Polyphemus devours two comrades of Ulysses

Further details

Artist or creator

Venetian Degenhart suggested attribution to Michele di Giovanni di Bartolo

Date

15th century (early)

Location

Paris, Musée du Louvre, Département des Arts graphiques (inv. RF 38,r)

Associated persons

Ian Jones (Photographer (digital))

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Web resources

Census database (Polyphemus)
Census database (Satyr)
Louvre

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Acknowledgements

Record created with the generous support of the Kress foundation

Contact

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