File:Drawing, Design for a Throne of the Priest of Bacchus, after Ancient Marble, ca. 1800 (CH 18109601).jpg

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English: Drawing, Design for a Throne of the Priest of Bacchus, after Ancient Marble, ca. 1800   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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Title
English: Drawing, Design for a Throne of the Priest of Bacchus, after Ancient Marble, ca. 1800
Description
English: Page divided vertically. At left, a view of the throne from an oblique angle. At right, an elevation. Scale below. Throne back is a square form decorated with the Bacchic symbols of grapes and musical instruments. The arms and forelegs of the throne are in the form of griffins, whose wings transform to volutes with beadwork. Between the legs are two masks flanked a vase with lion handles. The seat back is decorated with the hide of a boar, possibly that of the mythological Calydonian Boar.
Date circa 1800
date QS:P571,+1800-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Medium black chalk, pen and ink, brush and watercolor on paper
Dimensions H x W: 52 × 34 cm (20 1/2 × 13 3/8 in.)
institution QS:P195,Q1129820
Current location
Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design
Accession number
1901-39-1462
Credit line Museum purchase through gift of various donors
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  • Type: Drawing
  • Country: Italy
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