Dirce wordt aan een stier gebonden 1772

Giuseppe Vasi’s 1772 etching *Dirce wordt aan een stier gebonden* depicts a scene from Greek mythology, the punishment of Dirce, who was bound to the horns of a bull for her cruelty to Antiope, the mother of her future stepsons, Zethus and Amphion. This etching, which is 498 mm high and 321 mm wide, represents a visual interpretation of the Farnese Bull sculpture, a work of Hellenistic art that was admired during the Renaissance for its dramatic portrayal of human emotion and its impressive size. The Farnese Bull was discovered in Rome in the 16th century, and it is now housed in the National Archaeological Museum in Naples. Vasi's work is a valuable record of this iconic sculpture and its interpretation in the 18th century.