| Method | Copper engraving with hand colouring |
| Artist | Giovanni Battista Passeri |
| Published | Romae, MDCCLXVII. Ex Typographio Johannis Zempel. [1767] |
| Dimensions | Image 275 x 162 mm, Plate 285 x 172 mm, Sheet 405 x 243 mm |
| Notes |
A depiction of a red-figure vase, front and back, with a panel below featuring details of its decoration, Plate 61 from Volume 1 of Passeri's Picturae Etruscorum in Vasculis Nunc Primum in Unum Collectae. The vase is probably a miniature hydria, of the type often called a calpis, used for carrying water. The back features a large palmette, while the front is decorated with a scene of two figures. Passeri identifies them fairly broadly as a winged genius and a young woman, using most of his commentary to discuss the unusual fact that the winged figure is depicted wearing a high-laced sandal on only one of his feet. Citing examples from the Aeneid, Ovid, and Seneca, he conjectures that the scene is likely one of chthonic sacrifice. The genius certainly seems to be offering a low dish to the seated woman, perhaps a patera filled with wine, water, or milk. The seated figure holds a fillet of cloth, and a lidded box. Condition: Minor time toning to edges of sheet, with some heavier discolouration along upper edge of sheet. Small tear also to upper edge of sheet. |
| Framing | unmounted |
| Price | £80.00 |
| Stock ID | 39893 |