Punishment of the courtesan who mocked Virgil - Enea Vico after Perin del Vaga
Date :
1542
Type of image :
Gravure sur cuivre
3rd state out of 3
Storage Location :
46339
Description
To take revenge on a woman who had ridiculed him, Virgil deprives all the inhabitants of Rome of fire. If they want fire, they must come and get it from the lady's ass.
Technical Data
Notice #025004
Image editing :
Image web
Image Origin :
Copyright / Photographer :
Budapest, Musée des beaux-arts