Love dancing with two of the Graces and accompanied by the sound of rattlesnakes, while the third plays the triangular harp. Derived from the Muses of Herculanum, from "Antiquités de la Grande Grèce, [...] Contenant les Usages civils, militaires et religieux" [...] (Antiquities of the Great Greece [...] Containing the civic, military and religious wares), volume 1, plate 19
Object type: Print
Department: Drawings and Prints
Portfolio: Antiquites de la Grande Grèce, Aujourd'hui Royaume de Naples, Gravees par Francois Piranesi, Membre de l'Academie de Stockolm, Ancien Ministre de Suede, et Chevalier de l'Etoile Poliare et de Leperon / Premiere Volume, Contenant les Usages civils, militaires et religieux [...]
Artist: Francesco Piranesi
Artist bio: Italian, Rome 1758–1810 Paris
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: Italian
Date: 1805–7
Medium: Etching
Dimensions: Sheet: 21 7/8 x 31 11/16 in. (55.5 x 80.5 cm)
Plate: 21 1/16 x 27 15/16 in. (53.5 x 71 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit line: Rogers Fund, transferred from the Library
Accession year: 1941