The arrival of the Hesperides in Naples
after Giovanni Lanfranco (1582-1647)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
c. 1646
Materials
Ink on paper.
Measurements
305 x 203 mm
Collection
Saltram, Devon
NT 873018.5.83
Caption
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1872-0810-959
Summary
(Folio 29, recto, upper print). The arrival of the Hesperides in Naples, after Lanfranco; a coach drawn by two horses through the sea with three Hesperides is greeted by three sea-maidens playing musical instruments with a view of Naples in the background, in the foreground a merman holds a pot with an orange tree; illustration to Ferrari's 'Hesperides, sive de malorum aureorum cultura et usu...' (Rome, H. Scheus, 1646)
Makers and roles
after Giovanni Lanfranco (1582-1647), creator Cornelis Bloemaert II (Utrecht 1603 - Rome 1692) , creator