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DE BAECQUE et Associés - Lyon
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Giorgio Mantovano GHISI (c.1512/20-1582)
Venus and Adonis 15…
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7
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Giorgio Mantovano GHISI (c.1512/20-1582)
Venus and Adonis 15…
See original version (French)
Estimate
€120 - €150
Voluntary lot
Description
Giorgio Mantovano GHISI (c.1512/20-1582)
Venus and Adonis 1570
Lewis 42
Copper engraving after Theodore Ghisi
Proof cut at the edge of the composition, from a late edition, Rossi's address erased
H. 31.5 cm - W. 22 cm (the sheet)
Numerous folds, especially visible on the verso.
According to Massari, the plate, which was in the papal chalcography until 1823, was destroyed after being described as obscene by Leo XII.
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ID: 87381365
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