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PROPERTY OF THE LATE PROFESSOR ERIC STANLEY
GIORGIO GHISI (1520-1582) AFTER LUCA PENNI (CIRCA 1500/04-1577)
Venus and the Rose
Details
GIORGIO GHISI (1520-1582) AFTER LUCA PENNI (CIRCA 1500/04-1577)
Venus and the Rose
engraving
1556
on laid paper, without watermark
a fine, silvery impression of the second state (of four)
printing sharply and with good contrasts
trimmed to or just inside the platemark
with some stains and other small defects, mainly at the sheet edges
Sheet 306 x 214 mm.
Venus and the Rose
engraving
1556
on laid paper, without watermark
a fine, silvery impression of the second state (of four)
printing sharply and with good contrasts
trimmed to or just inside the platemark
with some stains and other small defects, mainly at the sheet edges
Sheet 306 x 214 mm.
Provenance
Albertina, Vienna, with their de-accession stamp verso (Lugt 5g).
Dr. Ture Lundh (20th century), Bergen, Norway (not in Lugt) (according to Sotheby's 1987 catalogue).
Sotheby's, London, 3 December 1987, lot 527.
Eric G. Stanley (1923-2018), Oxford; acquired at the above sale (through Artemis).
Dr. Ture Lundh (20th century), Bergen, Norway (not in Lugt) (according to Sotheby's 1987 catalogue).
Sotheby's, London, 3 December 1987, lot 527.
Eric G. Stanley (1923-2018), Oxford; acquired at the above sale (through Artemis).
Literature
Bartsch 40; Massari 207; Lewis & Lewis 22
Brought to you by
Stefano Franceschi
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