Lotto 321 | A large jadeite neoclassical intaglio. Dancing Maenad. <br><br>Second half of 18th century.

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A large jadeite neoclassical intaglio. Dancing Maenad. <br><br>Second half of 18th century.

A large jadeite neoclassical intaglio. Dancing Maenad.

Second half of 18th century.

The Bacchante is characterized by a naked bust, going to the left, with her head leaning towards right. The moving figure is wrapped in his fluttering robe, in the act of raising his arms to play the cymbals. A long tyrsus on her right side. Groundline. Large intaglio, masterfully engraved on a not common material. The subject is inspired by classic models. Parallels: Lucia Pirzio Biroli Stefanelli, La Collezione Paoletti. Stampi in vetro per impronte di intaglio e cammei, vol.II, Roma, 2012, p. 58 n. V-368 (violet glass Num.inv. MR72002, drawn from a carnelian intaglio ante 1782, portraying a dancer, engraved and signed by Pilcher. Subject drawn by a detail of the Trionfo di Bacco e Arianna by Annibale Carracci (1560-1609), Roma, Galleria Palazzo Farnese. Also called "bacchante" or "dancing timbrel-player". For any in-depth analysis see the above-mentioned sheet and Gabriella Tassinari, Giovanni Pilcher. Raccolta di impronte di intagli e di cammei del gabinetto numismatico e medagliere dellle raccolte artistiche del castello sforzesco di Milano (Dattiloteche1), Milan 2012, pp.357-358, no. III-20.

20 x 31 x 3 mm.