
Priape: crowd around a statue, engraving from L'antiquité expliquée
An engraved plate titled Priape shows a crowd of robed figures dancing and gesturing around a statue on a tall pedestal, while a figure lies on the ground at lower center. Two small statues on plinths sit below: a nude male figure at left and a pillar-like herm at right.
- Artist
- Bernard de Montfaucon
- Date
- 1719
- Medium
- Source
- Wellcome Collection
- Size
- 4000 × 3213 px
Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1719.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection





