Bilder Bernard de Montfaucon (1655–1741) – Representations of Apollo and Pan – Engraving (1719)

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"Apollon." This eighteenth-century engraving illustrates several classical sculptural depictions of the god Apollo. The upper register features a prominent group showing the satyr Pan instructing a young Apollo (often identified as Olympus or Daphnis) in the use of the syrinx, or panpipes. The lower register presents three additional studies: a standing Apollo with a bow and quiver, an oval inset of Apollo with a lyre, and a youthful Apollo Lykeios leaning against a tree stump. The plate identifies the primary source for these figures as the Raccolta Maffei, a celebrated Roman collection of the period. This work was published in Paris as part of the monumental series L'Antiquité expliquée et représentée en figures, which served as the first systematic visual encyclopedia of the ancient world.

Bernard de Montfaucon was a French Benedictine monk and a founding figure of modern archaeology and palaeography. He was a member of the Congregation of Saint Maur and dedicated his life to the scholarly examination of ancient texts and monuments. His multi-volume publication, L'Antiquité expliquée, was a landmark in the history of art and science, being the first work to use high-quality engravings to provide a comprehensive visual encyclopedia of antiquity. Montfaucon’s methodology of comparing physical artifacts with literary sources established a new standard for historical research and significantly influenced the development of Neoclassicism in Europe.

Artist or Maker: Bernard de Montfaucon.

Dimensions: Approximately 42 cm x 28 cm.

Medium: Engraving.

Date: 1719.

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