The Children's Baccanale
Artist
Enea Vico
(Italian, 1523 - 1567)
After
Michelangelo Buonarroti
(Italian, 1475 - 1564)
Date1546
MediumEngraving
DimensionsPlatemark: 11 1/4 x 16 3/16 in. (28.5 x 41.1 cm)
Sheet: 11 9/16 x 16 7/16 in. (29.4 x 41.8 cm)
Credit LineBequest of Robert Getscher from the Getscher-Wilkinson Collection
CultureItalian
MarkingsPen and ink initials on verso
Catalogue raisonnéBartsch 48
Object numberPC2014.14.60
ClassificationsPrint Collection
DescriptionA group of children carry donkey towards a boiling cauldron in the upper right. Around them, other scenes of merriment and mischief are carried out by similarly nude, cherub-like children. After a drawing by Michelangelo for Tommaso de’ Cavalieri, circa 1532-33. This record has been reviewed by University Galleries staff but may be incomplete or contain errors. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For any inquiries about the information listed, please email galleries@sandiego.edu.
1937
n.d.
1916
ca. 1810-1820 (published 1863)
