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-35.615
  • Dimensionsheight 211 mm x width 134 mm
  • Physical characteristicsgravure

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Loves of the Gods

  • Series title(s)

    Loves of the Gods

  • Object type

  • Object number

    RP-P-OB-35.615

  • Description

    Mercurius betreedt de kamer van Herse, op wie hij verliefd is geworden. Herse ligt naakt op bed. Aglauros, de jaloerse zuster van Herse, probeert Mercurius tegen te houden. In de ondermarge Italiaans vers in twee kolommen.

  • Inscriptions / marks

    collector's mark: Lugt 240

  • Catalogue reference

    • Bartsch 12
    • Aantal staten bekend 1(2)
    • The Illustrated Bartsch 12

Creation

  • Creation

    • printmaker: Giovanni Jacopo Caraglio, Italy
    • after design by Perino del Vaga (possibly), Italy
  • Dating

    1515 - 1565

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    gravure

  • Dimensions

    height 211 mm x width 134 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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