Daphne in the mouth of a grotto embracing her father the river god Peneus Series: The story of Apollo and Daphne
after Baldassare Peruzzi (Siena 1481 – Rome 1536)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
1530 - 1560
Materials
Ink on paper.
Measurements
250 x 184 mm
Collection
Saltram, Devon
NT 873018.7.112
Caption
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_V-6-64
Summary
(Folio 43, recto, lower print) Daphne in the mouth of a grotto embracing her father the river god Peneus who holds a cornucopia in his right hand, at the left three nymphs bring jars, from a series of four
Provenance
At Saltram by 1771 and thence by descent to Montagu Brownlow Parker (1878-1962), 5th Earl of Morley and given to NT as part of the Endowment following transfer in 1957.
Marks and inscriptions
Bottom margin: Lettered with eight lines of text in two blocks in bottom margin 'Ecco l'fiume ... / dove tu nuoi'. Numbered 2 in upper right of lower margin.
Makers and roles
after Baldassare Peruzzi (Siena 1481 – Rome 1536), creator Master of the Die (fl. 1530 - 1560), creator