Auction 291: Prints | 8 November 2019
Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (Il Grechetto)

2 sheets: religous scenes (2) and a mythological scene

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Lot 434R
Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (Il Grechetto)
1609 oder 1616 Genua – Mantua 1664 oder 1670
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Etching on laid paper with a “Crowned Fleur-de-lis in a circle” (comp. Heawood 1633) and a “Fleur-de-lis in a double circle” watermark. (1648-1649), (1648) and (c. 1645/47). 22.7 31.3 cm, 37.8 x 28.3 cm and 13.3 x 18.6 cm (sheet).

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Details

Ferrara/Bellini 59 II, 18 IV, 13 III.

Provenienz:
Karl & Faber, Auktion 154, 29.-31. Mai/1. Juni 1979, Los 90;
Karl & Faber, Auktion 159, 27.-28. November 1980, Los 54.

Description

Prachtvoller, wirkungsreicher Druck, ein Bl. mit einem schönen, bis zu 4,3 cm breiten Rand um die Plattenkante. Die anderen Blätter teilweise mit einem feinem Rändchen bzw. auf Plattenkante geschnitten. Vorhanden: Erweckung des Lazarus. – Joseph wird vom Engel geweckt. – Theseus findet die Waffen seines Vaters. – Teilweise mit geringen Alterungsspuren, insgesamt gut erhalten.

Period

15th-18th Century

Technique

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