The Banquet of the Gods
Guglielmo della Porta · 1534–77
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"The Banquet of the Gods" is a drawing executed by Guglielmo della Porta between 1534 and 1577. The work measures 4 13/16 x 6 9/16 inches (12.3 x 16.6 cm) and is rendered in pen and brown ink over black chalk. It was acquired by the Metropolitan Museum of Art through the Rogers Fund in 1963.
The artist's authority record identifies Guglielmo Della Porta as an Italian lawyer active from 1880 to 1950, which conflicts with the artwork's stated date range of 1534–1577. There is no information provided regarding the work's provenance, exhibitions, or literature.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds several comparable works with similar themes or timeframes, including another "Banquet of the Gods" (after 1585), "Perseus with the head of Medusa, and Phineus" (16th century), and "The Witches at the Walnut Tree of Benevento" (1534–77).
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