Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae: Dance of Fauns and Bacchants
early 16th century
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
plate: 7 1/8 x 13 3/16 in. (18.1 x 33.5 cm) sheet: 9 1/16 x 10 1/16 in. (23 x 25.6 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1941
Accession Number
41.72(2.139)
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the exuberant world of Renaissance antiquity with *Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae: Dance Fauns and Bacchants*, an early 16th engraving attributed to Agostino VenezianoAgostino dei Musi), with possible anonymous contributions. This lively print captures a whirlwind of mythological revelry: muscular male nudes as fauns and bacchants in ecstatic dance, accompanied by musical instruments like pipes and tambourines. Measuring about 7 x 13 inches on the plate, its intricate lines evoke the Dionysian spirit of ancient Roman festivals, blending human form with mythical abandon. As part of ...