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THE ENGRAVER 45
in the style of Fra Xanto, which was in the collection of Mr. George
A. Gibbs, of Tyntesfield, Bristol (sale at Christie’s, July 8, 1909, No. 41),
Cf. Metamorphoses, x. 503 sqq.
36. Apollo and Pan.
In the centre, Apollo stands playing the viola da braccio. To the
left, Pan, holding the syrinx in his right hand, sits on the ground under
a tree ; to the right, seated on a rock, are Tmolus, whose fingers follow the
rhythm of the tune, and Midas, seen from behind. Further back,
expands a mountain-bounded bay. Signed above, to the right :
“benedeto I montagna”. 0.166 x 0.113. B. xiii. 344 sq. No. 22.
Impressions: Berlin; Bologna; London; Paris; Vienna, Alb. and
Hofb. Of this piece there is an engraved reproduction (also printed
separately; 0.167 X 0.117) in Ottley, A Collection of Fac-Similes, i.
pl. 26. Cf. Metamorphoses, xi. 146 sqq.
With, these we may further count the following
engravings of similar size and treatment:
37. Centaur and Warrior -fighting for a Woman.
In the middle, a centaur clasps with both hands a naked woman, who
kneels on his back and whom a warrior, standing to the left, has seized
by her arms, trying to wrench her loose. Two clubs and the helmet of
the warrior are lying on the ground. The struggle is fought by the sea,
which is reed-grown near the shore. Further back, to the right, a cliff ;
in the middle distance, to the left, an island with buildings on it; to
the right, in the background, mountains. Signed above to the left;
“benedeto I montagna”. 0.163 x 0.108. B. xiii. 341 sq. No. 16. .
Impressions : Berlin; Paris, B. N. and E. de Rothschild coll.; Vienna,
Alb. One might suggest that this engraving also represents a scene
from the Metamorphoses, namely an episode of the battle between the
Centaurs and the Lapithae at the marriage of Peirithous and Hippo-
dameia, and perhaps more particularly the fight between Theseus and
Eurytus about the bride (cf. Metamorphoses, xii. 210 sq.).
38. Centaur with a Nymph, fighting with a Dragon.
To the right, a centaur, with a nymph on his back, raises in his right
hand a club against a dragon which stands to the left of him, lifting its
left claw from the ground. The centaur holds a bow in his left hand.
Further back, the mountain-bounded sea, which is reedy under a cliff
to the left. Signed above, in the middle : “ benedeto | montagna ”.
0.165 x o.m. B. xiii. 343. No. 19.
Impressions: London; Paris; Vienna, Alb. and Hofb.
in the style of Fra Xanto, which was in the collection of Mr. George
A. Gibbs, of Tyntesfield, Bristol (sale at Christie’s, July 8, 1909, No. 41),
Cf. Metamorphoses, x. 503 sqq.
36. Apollo and Pan.
In the centre, Apollo stands playing the viola da braccio. To the
left, Pan, holding the syrinx in his right hand, sits on the ground under
a tree ; to the right, seated on a rock, are Tmolus, whose fingers follow the
rhythm of the tune, and Midas, seen from behind. Further back,
expands a mountain-bounded bay. Signed above, to the right :
“benedeto I montagna”. 0.166 x 0.113. B. xiii. 344 sq. No. 22.
Impressions: Berlin; Bologna; London; Paris; Vienna, Alb. and
Hofb. Of this piece there is an engraved reproduction (also printed
separately; 0.167 X 0.117) in Ottley, A Collection of Fac-Similes, i.
pl. 26. Cf. Metamorphoses, xi. 146 sqq.
With, these we may further count the following
engravings of similar size and treatment:
37. Centaur and Warrior -fighting for a Woman.
In the middle, a centaur clasps with both hands a naked woman, who
kneels on his back and whom a warrior, standing to the left, has seized
by her arms, trying to wrench her loose. Two clubs and the helmet of
the warrior are lying on the ground. The struggle is fought by the sea,
which is reed-grown near the shore. Further back, to the right, a cliff ;
in the middle distance, to the left, an island with buildings on it; to
the right, in the background, mountains. Signed above to the left;
“benedeto I montagna”. 0.163 x 0.108. B. xiii. 341 sq. No. 16. .
Impressions : Berlin; Paris, B. N. and E. de Rothschild coll.; Vienna,
Alb. One might suggest that this engraving also represents a scene
from the Metamorphoses, namely an episode of the battle between the
Centaurs and the Lapithae at the marriage of Peirithous and Hippo-
dameia, and perhaps more particularly the fight between Theseus and
Eurytus about the bride (cf. Metamorphoses, xii. 210 sq.).
38. Centaur with a Nymph, fighting with a Dragon.
To the right, a centaur, with a nymph on his back, raises in his right
hand a club against a dragon which stands to the left of him, lifting its
left claw from the ground. The centaur holds a bow in his left hand.
Further back, the mountain-bounded sea, which is reedy under a cliff
to the left. Signed above, in the middle : “ benedeto | montagna ”.
0.165 x o.m. B. xiii. 343. No. 19.
Impressions: London; Paris; Vienna, Alb. and Hofb.