The triumph of the infant Bacchus, who is being pulled along in a chariot by putti playing musical instruments
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
Plate: 3 7/8 × 20 7/8 in. (9.9 × 53 cm) Sheet: 4 1/4 × 20 7/8 in. (10.8 × 53.1 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1949
Accession Number
49.95.169
Art Historical Context
Behold *The Triumph of the Infant Bacchus*, lively 16th-century engraving1545–65) that a whimsical procession from classical mythology. Designed by Flemish artist Nicolaes de Cler, with influences from Italian Mannerist Rosso Fiorentino and engraved by French master René Boyvin, this measures an elongated 3 7/8 × 20 7/8 inches. Housed in the Metropolitan Museum Art's Drawings and Prints, it exemplifies the collaborative spirit of Renaissance printmaking, where painters' visions were transformed into widely distributable works via intricate metal-plate incisions. At its heart, the scene depict...
About the Artist
Nicolaes de Clerck|Rosso Fiorentino|René Boyvin (Dutch|Italian|French) · 1526 |1494 |1525 –1626 |1540 |1598
Dutch, active 1599–1626|Italian, Florence 1494–1540 Fontainebleau|French, Angers ca. 1525–1598 or 1625/6 Angers