Caravaggio (d.i. Polidoro Caldara) - Nachfolge,... Lot n° 1356

Old art - Drawings Caravaggio (i.e. Polidoro Caldara) - Succession, Polidoro da Two original drawings with bacchanal frieze. Early 17th century. Pen and brown ink on paper, partly washed. Mounted on card. 11 x 23 cm. Each mounted in spots on support and mounted in passepartout. Individually framed under glass in gilt stucco frame. - Somewhat rubbed and slightly waterstained. One corner with small crease. The two drawings take up an extremely popular iconography of the Renaissance and Baroque, which was thematized in both graphic and applied art, often in the form of bas reliefs and vases. The symbolism derives in part from ancient sarcophagi depicting bacchanals of putti and was rediscovered from the 15th century onwards, first by Italian Renaissance artists and then in the Dutch and French Baroque periods in particular. Polidoro da Caravaggio, a pupil of Raphael who was famous for his depictions of friezes, was inspired by reliefs from classical antiquity, in particular Roman monuments depicting triumphal processions. It is highly probable that the present sheets are fragments of a larger Bacchanal frieze, which depicted other typical elements of this iconography, such as a drunken Silesius or a billy goat as a symbol of drunkenness. Polidoro da Caravaggio - follower of. Two original drawings with bacchanal frieze. Early 17th century. Pen and brown ink on paper, partly washed. Mounted on cardboard. Each mounted in spots on backing and under passepartout. Individually framed under glass in gilt stucco frame. - Somewhat rubbed and slightly water-stained. One corner with a small crease. - The two drawings take up an extremely popular iconography of the Renaissance and Baroque, which was thematized in both graphic and applied art, often in the form of bas reliefs and vases. The symbolism originates in part from ancient sarcophagi depicting putti bacchanals and was rediscovered from the 15th century onwards, initially by Italian Renaissance artists and subsequently in the Dutch and French Baroque periods in particular. Polidoro da Caravaggio, a pupil of Raphael who was famous for his depictions of friezes, was inspired by reliefs from classical antiquity, in particular Roman monuments depicting triumphal processions. It is highly probable that the present sheets are fragments of a larger bacchanal frieze, which depicted other typical elements of this iconography, such as a drunken Silesius or a goat as a symbol of drunkenness. * This work is taxed. A premium of 23.95% will be added to the hammer price and the final invoice amount will be subject to 7% (books only) or 19% VAT in the European Union. This work is subject to the regular margin scheme. There is a 23.95% buyer's premium on the hammer price and 7% (Books only) or 19% VAT on the final invoice amount in the European Union.