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Giovanni Battista Falda, catafalque for the Obsequies of Grand Duke Ferdinand II of Tuscany.

Engraving
1671 (Printed)
Artist/Maker
Giovanni Battista Falda (Designer)
Place of origin
Florence (Printed)

Engraving

Object details

Category
Ornament Prints
Object type
Engraving
TitleGiovanni Battista Falda, catafalque for the Obsequies of Grand Duke Ferdinand II of Tuscany. (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Engraving and etching
Printing Ink
Engraving
Brief description
Giovanni Battista Falda, catafalque for the Obsequies of Grand Duke Ferdinand II of Tuscany. 1 of a set of two prints included in Esequie del Serenissimo Ferdinando II Gran Duca di Toscana (Florence, 1671).
Physical description
Engraving
Dimensions
  • Cut to approx. height: 40.3cm
  • Cut to approx. width: 27.3cm
Style
Baroque
Marks and inscriptions
'Io Battista Falda fecit' Below the frame.
Bibliographic references
  • Guilmard, D., Les Maîtres Ornemanistes, Paris, 1880-1881, p.321, 41.
  • Macigni, M., Esequie del Serenissimo Ferdinando II Gran Duca di Toscana (Florence, 1671).
  • Acording to Bartsch, this print is one of a set of two which were folded in four and included in Esequie del Serenissimo Ferdinando II Gran Duca di Toscana by Manfredi Macigni (Florence, 1671). Strauss, Walter L. and Jane S. Peters, eds. The Illustrated Bartsch, 47 (Part 2). Italian Masters of the seventeenth century: Giovanni Battista Falda. New York: Abaris Books, 1993. No. 002.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
17603

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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