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an open book with two drawings of a man and a dog
Jeschke Jádi Auctions Berlin

Estimate €200 - €300
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Aesop Verdizotti, Giovanni Mario Collection of 86 (out of a total of 101 published) woodcuts from *Cento favole morali*, 16th century. Mounted on 43 leaves. (Somewhat late.) Paperback (slightly stained). Extensive collection of illustrations for Aesop’s Fables. – Brunet V, 1131. – Cf. Fabula docet 60 – Giovanni Mario Verdizotti (1525–1600) was a pupil and confidant of Titian. For his edition, he took as his model Gabriello Faerno’s Latin verse fables, published in 1563, of which about two-thirds are included in his collection. In his full-page woodcuts, Verdizotti often allowed the actual plot of the fable to recede into the background behind a detailed landscape depiction, and rendered the illustrations in a ‘painterly’ style. Whether Titian was involved in the creation of the illustrations, for example by providing preliminary sketches, cannot be established with certainty (cf. Fabula docet). – The woodcuts are in places slightly stained or somewhat browned. An extensive collection of illustrations for Aesop’s fables. Brunet V, 1131. Cf. Fabula docet 60. Giovanni Mario Verdizotti (1525–1600) was a pupil and confidant of Titian. For his edition, he took as his model Gabriello Faerno’s Latin verse fables published in 1563, of which about two-thirds were incorporated into his collection. In his full-page woodcuts, Verdizotti often placed the actual action of the fable in the background behind an elaborate depiction of the landscape, giving the illustrations a distinctly ‘painterly’ character. Whether Titian was involved in the creation of the illustrations, for instance by producing preparatory drawings, cannot be established with certainty (cf. Fabula docet). The woodcuts are in places slightly stained or somewhat browned.
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About the sale Valuable books, prints, historical photographs
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Auction time 10/24/2026 at 10:00 AM
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