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49-—Two reliefs on the car belonging to the Triumph of Leda. To the left, Leda lying-in,
waited upon by four female servants. To the right, the two eggs presented to her husband,
Tyndareus, King of Sparta, by the waiting-women.
50. —Relief on the same triumphal car. The King and three women offering upon their knees
the two eggs in the Temple of Apollo at Delphi. From one of the eggs are rising two stars; from the
other a flame—an unmistakeable allusion to the Dioscuri and their sister Helen. Two priests of
Apollo are standing on the right. A tablet bears the inscription of the oracle—Uni gratum mare ;
Alterum gratum mari.
51. -—Reliefs on the front and back of the car belonging to the Triumph of Leda. One
represents Cupid tracing with his golden arrow figures of animals upon the vault of heaven,
whilst the wondering people are looking up ; the other,' the Judgment of Paris.
52 and 53.—The Second Procession. The Triumph of Leda. Six elephants are drawing
the triumphal car ; and there are again nymphs playing upon musical instruments, and an
accompanying crowd. Upon the car we see Leda and the swan.
54. —Reliefs on the car belonging to the Third Procession, the Triumph of Danae. In one compart-
ment, Acrisius, the King of Argos and father of Danae, kneeling before the statue of the god of
prophecy (Apollo). In the other, the tower in which Danae is to be shut up in course of erection.
55. —Scenes from the story of Perseus. He is seen receiving the mirror from Athena,
and also sheathing his sword after having struck off the head of Medusa. In the
background is Pegasus, the offspring of Poseidon and the monster.
56. —Three reliefs on the front and back of the triumphal car. The first relief represents Venus and
Mars who have just extricated themselves from the net in which they were caught by Vulcan. The
angry Venus has taken hold of Cupid, and plucked some feathers from his wings. Mercury appears
to protect the crying little god against the violence of his mother. The second relief shows J upiter on
his golden throne, and Mercury before him with Cupid, whom thegreat fatherof thegodsis comforting.
In the third relief we see Cupid darting an arrow at the starry sky, from which drops of gold are raining.
59 and 57.—Third Procession. The Triumph of Danae. The triumphal car is drawn
by six unicorns.
58.—The first two reliefs on the fourth car (Festival of Bacchus)—Jupiter appearing before
Semele as the god of thunder ; her child, the new-born Bacchus, put into a bath.
60. —Jupiter commits the infant Bacchus to Mercury. In the same compartment, Mercury
is carrying the child to the nymphs of Mount Nyssa in Thrace, who bring him up in a cave.
61. —Venus and Cupid before the tribunal of Jupiter. Psyche, with her lamp in the right hand,
is present. In another compartment appear Jupiter, as the lord of heaven, and Cupid.
62. —Relief of a large and precious vase carried upon the fourth triumphal car (Festival
of Bacchus.) Jupiter standing upon an altar ; a chorus of seven nymphs — the Heliades,
who are already changed, more or less, into trees—incline themselves before him.
63. —The second relief of the same triumphal car. A charming vintage scene. A group of
little genii are joyously employed in gathering the grapes, around the stout young Bacchus
whose head is entwined with two serpents; others busy themselves about a large vessel.
64 and 65.—The Fourth Procession. (Festival of Bacchus.) The triumphal car is drawn
by six panthers ; upon it stands a richly decorated and tall vase (see Nos. 62 and 63),
out of which a vine is shooting. Old Silenus on his ass rides behind ; and nude
Bacchantic women, their heads adorned with garlands of vine or ivy-leaves, and bearing
in their hands thyrsus-staves and trophies, accompany the car.
66.—Triumph of Vertumnus and Pomona. The car is drawn by four satyrs ; Vertumnus, an
elderly figure, with flowers in his lap, his left hand raised, as if in the act of blessing, and Pomona,
holding a cornucopia in one hand, and a branch of fruit in the other, are seated upon it. A crowd
of nymphs is walking alongside the car ; the foremost plays the lyre, the next one blows the tuba;
their companions are bearing trophies of fruit and flowers and gardeners’ implements; and two half-
nude female figures, girt round their hips with leaves, like savages of the New World, and carrying
branches of fruit,bring up the rear.
67—70. — Reliefs, in architectural frames, with allegorical representations of the Four
Seasons. 67.—Spring. Venus, a draped figure, attended by Cupid. 68.—Summer. Ceres,
with a naked boy, holding ears of corn in his hands, at her feet. 69.—Autumn. The
God of Wine, with a horn of plenty in his right hand, and bunches of grapes in his
left, and a ram near him. 70.—Winter, figured as Jupiter Pluvius.
71. —The Worship of Priapus, with nineteen female and five male figures, surrounding
the terminal figure of this divinity. In the middle of the foreground is an especially fine
group of priestesses, sacrificing an ass. (In the original copies this woodcut, which
occupies the entire page, is usually torn, or disfigured by ink.)
72. —Section and ground-plan of the temple, described by Poliphilus—a rotunda, with a
cupola, in the style of the early Renaissance.
73. —-An elegant piece of ornament. A nude female half-figure, with wings terminating in foliage.
74. —A lamp of globular shape, hung in chains.
75. —Crowning of the lantern in the cupola, with bells.
49-—Two reliefs on the car belonging to the Triumph of Leda. To the left, Leda lying-in,
waited upon by four female servants. To the right, the two eggs presented to her husband,
Tyndareus, King of Sparta, by the waiting-women.
50. —Relief on the same triumphal car. The King and three women offering upon their knees
the two eggs in the Temple of Apollo at Delphi. From one of the eggs are rising two stars; from the
other a flame—an unmistakeable allusion to the Dioscuri and their sister Helen. Two priests of
Apollo are standing on the right. A tablet bears the inscription of the oracle—Uni gratum mare ;
Alterum gratum mari.
51. -—Reliefs on the front and back of the car belonging to the Triumph of Leda. One
represents Cupid tracing with his golden arrow figures of animals upon the vault of heaven,
whilst the wondering people are looking up ; the other,' the Judgment of Paris.
52 and 53.—The Second Procession. The Triumph of Leda. Six elephants are drawing
the triumphal car ; and there are again nymphs playing upon musical instruments, and an
accompanying crowd. Upon the car we see Leda and the swan.
54. —Reliefs on the car belonging to the Third Procession, the Triumph of Danae. In one compart-
ment, Acrisius, the King of Argos and father of Danae, kneeling before the statue of the god of
prophecy (Apollo). In the other, the tower in which Danae is to be shut up in course of erection.
55. —Scenes from the story of Perseus. He is seen receiving the mirror from Athena,
and also sheathing his sword after having struck off the head of Medusa. In the
background is Pegasus, the offspring of Poseidon and the monster.
56. —Three reliefs on the front and back of the triumphal car. The first relief represents Venus and
Mars who have just extricated themselves from the net in which they were caught by Vulcan. The
angry Venus has taken hold of Cupid, and plucked some feathers from his wings. Mercury appears
to protect the crying little god against the violence of his mother. The second relief shows J upiter on
his golden throne, and Mercury before him with Cupid, whom thegreat fatherof thegodsis comforting.
In the third relief we see Cupid darting an arrow at the starry sky, from which drops of gold are raining.
59 and 57.—Third Procession. The Triumph of Danae. The triumphal car is drawn
by six unicorns.
58.—The first two reliefs on the fourth car (Festival of Bacchus)—Jupiter appearing before
Semele as the god of thunder ; her child, the new-born Bacchus, put into a bath.
60. —Jupiter commits the infant Bacchus to Mercury. In the same compartment, Mercury
is carrying the child to the nymphs of Mount Nyssa in Thrace, who bring him up in a cave.
61. —Venus and Cupid before the tribunal of Jupiter. Psyche, with her lamp in the right hand,
is present. In another compartment appear Jupiter, as the lord of heaven, and Cupid.
62. —Relief of a large and precious vase carried upon the fourth triumphal car (Festival
of Bacchus.) Jupiter standing upon an altar ; a chorus of seven nymphs — the Heliades,
who are already changed, more or less, into trees—incline themselves before him.
63. —The second relief of the same triumphal car. A charming vintage scene. A group of
little genii are joyously employed in gathering the grapes, around the stout young Bacchus
whose head is entwined with two serpents; others busy themselves about a large vessel.
64 and 65.—The Fourth Procession. (Festival of Bacchus.) The triumphal car is drawn
by six panthers ; upon it stands a richly decorated and tall vase (see Nos. 62 and 63),
out of which a vine is shooting. Old Silenus on his ass rides behind ; and nude
Bacchantic women, their heads adorned with garlands of vine or ivy-leaves, and bearing
in their hands thyrsus-staves and trophies, accompany the car.
66.—Triumph of Vertumnus and Pomona. The car is drawn by four satyrs ; Vertumnus, an
elderly figure, with flowers in his lap, his left hand raised, as if in the act of blessing, and Pomona,
holding a cornucopia in one hand, and a branch of fruit in the other, are seated upon it. A crowd
of nymphs is walking alongside the car ; the foremost plays the lyre, the next one blows the tuba;
their companions are bearing trophies of fruit and flowers and gardeners’ implements; and two half-
nude female figures, girt round their hips with leaves, like savages of the New World, and carrying
branches of fruit,bring up the rear.
67—70. — Reliefs, in architectural frames, with allegorical representations of the Four
Seasons. 67.—Spring. Venus, a draped figure, attended by Cupid. 68.—Summer. Ceres,
with a naked boy, holding ears of corn in his hands, at her feet. 69.—Autumn. The
God of Wine, with a horn of plenty in his right hand, and bunches of grapes in his
left, and a ram near him. 70.—Winter, figured as Jupiter Pluvius.
71. —The Worship of Priapus, with nineteen female and five male figures, surrounding
the terminal figure of this divinity. In the middle of the foreground is an especially fine
group of priestesses, sacrificing an ass. (In the original copies this woodcut, which
occupies the entire page, is usually torn, or disfigured by ink.)
72. —Section and ground-plan of the temple, described by Poliphilus—a rotunda, with a
cupola, in the style of the early Renaissance.
73. —-An elegant piece of ornament. A nude female half-figure, with wings terminating in foliage.
74. —A lamp of globular shape, hung in chains.
75. —Crowning of the lantern in the cupola, with bells.