Virgil in a basket - Baccio Baldini
Attribution uncertain
Date :
Entre 1460 et 1463
Type of image :
Gravure sur bois
Dimensions (HxL cm) :
21x30 cm
Storage Location :
A 86212
Description
On the left, Virgil is suspended by the cunning lady from a basket and exposed to the quips of the Romans. On the right, Virgil the magician takes revenge by depriving the Romans of fire: they must light their torches on the lady's ass.
History :
3. Additional copies: Minneapolis Museum of Art, The Richard Lewis Hillstrom Fund, P.99.14.1.
Technical Data
Notice #025023
Image editing :
Image web