Loves of the Gods

Giovanni Jacopo Caraglio, 1515 - 1565

No collection of erotic prints should be without Caraglio’s Loves of the Gods. Consisting of twenty-some prints, this scandalous series presents the amorous escapades of the classical gods fairly explicitly. The deities give in to pure lust with great abandon, which involves quite some acrobatic feats. These scenes will doubtless have titillated many a viewer.

  • Artwork typeprint
  • Object numberRP-P-OB-35.616
  • Dimensionsheight 220 mm x width 140 mm
  • Physical characteristicsgravure

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Loves of the Gods

  • Series title(s)

    Loves of the Gods

  • Object type

  • Object number

    RP-P-OB-35.616

  • Description

    Pluto grijpt de naakte Proserpina bij haar been en probeert haar te zoenen. Onder hen ligt Cerberus. In ondermarge Italiaans vers in twee kolommen.

  • Inscriptions / marks

    collector's mark: Lugt 240

  • Catalogue reference

    • Bartsch 22
    • Aantal staten bekend 1(2)
    • The Illustrated Bartsch 22

Creation

  • Creation

    • printmaker: Giovanni Jacopo Caraglio, Italy
    • after design by Rosso Fiorentino, Italy
  • Dating

    1515 - 1565

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    gravure

  • Dimensions

    height 220 mm x width 140 mm


Explanatory note

  • Prent uit een reeks van 20 prenten.


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Documentation

  • J.G. Turner, 'Caraglio's Loves of the Gods', Print Quarterly 24 (2007), p. 359-380.


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