River-gods consoling Peneus in the foreground on the loss of his daughter Daphne.
after Baldassare Peruzzi (Siena 1481 – Rome 1536)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
1530 - 1560
Materials
Ink on paper.
Measurements
245 x 178 mm
Collection
Saltram, Devon
NT 873018.7.77
Caption
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_V-6-69
Summary
(Folio 24, recto, upper print) Neighbouring river-gods consoling Peneus in the foreground on the loss of his daughter Daphne, Jupiter appears above riding an eagle, from a series of four . Series: The story of Apollo and Daphne
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 'Hor Penneo ... / era nascoso'.
Makers and roles
after Baldassare Peruzzi (Siena 1481 – Rome 1536), creator Master of the Die (fl. 1530 - 1560), creator