Related external works: realisation

Annibale Carracci: Marsyas and Olympus, ca. 1597-1600, Öl auf Holz, 34,4 x 84,2 cm. Inv. Nr. NG94, National Gallery, London

part of the same work process

Annibale Carracci: Silène assis, ca. 1595-1599, schwarzer Stift, weiß gehöht (Kreide), auf blauem Papier, 273 x 235 mm. Inv. Nr. 7338, Musée du Louvre, Département des Arts graphiques, Paris

reference

Sitzender Silen, Gemme. Inv. Nr. 25895, Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Neapel

Amor spielt Silen auf der Flöte vor, Gemme. Inv. Nr. 26816, Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Neapel

Flute-playing cupid and Silenus in an arcadian landscape, ca. 1597 – 1600

Blatt: 108 x 236 mm

Physical Description: Pen in brown over traces of a preliminary drawing in red chalk, washed in brown

Inventory Number: 462

Object Number: 462 Z

Status: On display, Department of Prints and Drawings Exhibition Gallery

Texts

About the Work

Annibale manages to convey the light effects of midday sun and cooling shade with no more than a few strokes of the pen. He has created an almost dreamlike atmosphere that transports us into a faraway rural idyll. Whereas the cupid is immersed in the reverie of his own panpipe performance, the mythical creature opposite him (Silenus) has hung his instrument on the branch of a tree and appears to be listening.

Work Data

Basic Information

Title: Flute-playing cupid and Silenus in an arcadian landscape

Draughtsman

Annibale Carracci

Period Produced

16th century

School

Baroque

Object Type

drawing

Physical Description: Pen in brown over traces of a preliminary drawing in red chalk, washed in brown

Material

Technique

Geographic Reference

Bolognese

Production Reason

Captions Added Later: Auf der Rückseite (auf dem Auflagekarton) bezeichnet (mit Bleistift): Annibale Carracci da Bologna / n1560 † 1629 [sic]; rechts davon: 8" 9" - 4"; unten mittig Stempel des Städelschen Kunstinstituts, Frankfurt am Main (Lugt 2356), mit zugehöriger Inventarnummer