Silenus and King Midas

mid 16th century

Giulio Bonasone

Giulio Bonasone (Italian, c. 1510–after 1576)

Prints

Silenus and King Midas, mid 16th century. Giulio Bonasone (Italian, c. 1510–after 1576), after Perino del Vaga (Italian, 1500/01–1547). Engraving; sheet: 16.9 x 22.9 cm (6 5/8 x 9 in.); platemark: 15.9 x 21.9 cm (6 1/4 x 8 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Prasse Collection 1968.256

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Bonasone, Giulio
Classification: Print
Formatted Medium: engraving
Medium: engraving
Dimensions: Sheet: 16.9 x 22.9 cm (6 5/8 x 9 in.); Platemark: 15.9 x 21.9 cm (6 1/4 x 8 5/8 in.)
Inscribed: Inscription: lower center, in plate: I. BONASON·F· ; lower left, verso, in graphite: TR146201/1[crossed out] ; TR 14975/1 ; lower right, verso, in graphite: B89 THO BH ; lower right, verso, in graphite: 2050 12/15 [?]
Departments: Prints
Accession Number: 1968.256
Credit Line: Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Prasse Collection
Exhibitions: Year in Review: 1968, Connoisseurship in Italian Figural Compositions, Mannerism: Italian, French, and Netherlandish Prints, 1520-1620, Cleveland, Ohio: The Cleveland Museum of Art; 8/3/97 - 10/26/97. "Mannerism: Italian, French, and Netherlandish Prints, 1520-1620."
Rights Statement: CC0