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Designs after Polidoro da Caravaggio

Etching
Mid seventeenth century (Printed)
Artist/Maker
Polidoro (Designer)
Galestruzzi (Designer)
Galestruzzi (Printmaker)
Place of origin
Rome (Printed)

Etching.


Object details

Categories
Ornament Prints
Prints
Object type
Etching
TitleDesigns after Polidoro da Caravaggio (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Etching
Printing Ink
Etching
Brief description
Giovanni Battista Galestruzzi. A cuirass between pairs of shields and vases. Plate1 from a series of 6 prints derived from frescoes on the façade of Palazzo Milesi, Rome, by Polidoro da Caravaggio.
Physical description
Etching.
Dimensions
  • Plate mark height: 11.8cm
  • Plate mark width: 19.1cm
Style
Renaissance
Marks and inscriptions
Inscribed at lower centre: ‘POLIDORO INVEN. Gio. Bat. Galestruzzi fece.’ The number ‘1’ appears further to the right.
Bibliographic references
  • Schestag, F.: Illustrierter Katalog der Ornamentstichsammlung des K.K. Österreich. Museums für Kunst und Industrie., Wien 1871, p. 78.
  • Bellini, Paolo, ed. The Illustrated Bartsch, 46. Italian masters of the seveneenth century, Virgil Solis. New York: Abaris Books, 1985, No. 047.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.902B-1887

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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