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Lycurgus and Numa Pompilius giving the Laws to the Romans

Print
1640-60 (Printed)
Artist/Maker
Polidoro (Designer)
Galestruzzi (Designer)
Galestruzzi (Printmaker)
Place of origin
Rome (Printed)

Plate 3.

Only state.


Object details

Category
Ornament Prints
Object type
Print
TitleLycurgus and Numa Pompilius giving the Laws to the Romans (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Etching
Brief description
Giovanni Battista Galestruzzi. Plate 3 from a series of 6 prints derived from frescoes on the façade of Palazzo Milesi in Rome by Polidoro da Caravaggio.
Physical description
Plate 3.

Only state.
Dimensions
  • Plate mark height: 12.0cm
  • Plate mark width: 15.1cm
Style
Renaissance
Marks and inscriptions
  • Inscribed at the base of a plinth on the left: 'POLIDORO INVENTORE.'
  • Inscribed at the base of a plinth on the right: 'Gio. Batta. Galestruzzie fece. 3'
Bibliographic reference
Bellini, Paolo, ed. The Illustrated Bartsch, 46. Italian masters of the seveneenth century, Virgil Solis. New York: Abaris Books, 1985, No. 005.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.7534-1905

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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