| Method | Copper engraving with hand colouring |
| Artist | Giovanni Battista Passeri |
| Published | Romae, MDCCLXVII. Ex Typographio Johannis Zempel. [1767] |
| Dimensions | Image 267 x 167 mm, Plate 289 x 179 mm, Sheet 406 x 262 mm |
| Notes |
A depiction of a red-figure vase, with two panels below featuring details of its decoration, Plate 94 from Volume 1 of Passeri's Picturae Etruscorum in Vasculis Nunc Primum in Unum Collectae. The vase is probably a miniature amphora, a general storage vessel. Passeri identifies this vase as depicting a mother confronted by the winged genius of her dead son, though this identification is probably erroneous. The figures in the top register are unknown, but are likely representative of a generic scene of agricultural abundance. The winged figure carries a large bunch of grapes in one hand, while in the other, his patera is topped with a large ear of wheat. The crossed circular objects around him are likely loaves of bread. The female figure sits upon a crooked rock or tree stump, and seems to offer a chaplet of oak or laurel to the winged figure. The bottom register features two figures in heavy travelling cloaks, one of them holding a short staff. Condition: A few small tears along left edge of sheet. |
| Framing | unmounted |
| Price | £80.00 |
| Stock ID | 39895 |