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Bartolomeo Coriolano

Mars and Bacchus, ca. 1589-90

Description

Maker

Title

Mars and Bacchus

Year

ca. 1589-90

Medium

Chiaroscuro woodcuts from three blocks in ochre, brown, and black

Materials/Techniques

Materials

Supports

Dimensions

Plate: 21.4 x 15.4 cm (8 7/16 x 6 1/16 inches)

Type

Credit

Gift of Henry D. Sharpe

Object Number

50.139

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

A Matter of Tone

July 16 - October 31, 2004

Warrior and Drinker, Mars and Bacchus represent two types of man and two different seasons, as indicated by the signs of the zodiac in each print. Aries (the Ram), usually March 21 to April 19, accompanies the warrior, Mars. The ancient Romans named the month of March for Mars, and started their military campaign season on March 1. Scorpio, usually October 23 to November 21, encompasses the harvest, especially the grape harvest, the time of Bacchus. Goltzius printed the earliest impressions of these images in tan, green, and black; followed by those in ochre, brown, and black; before the last impressions in three shades of brown.
Gift of Henry D. Sharpe. 50.147, 50.146

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