Description

Original copperplate engraving and etching on a thick verge type hand laid paper. on paper.

Size in cm: The overall size is ca. 22.5 x 33.5 cm. The image size is ca. 10 x 14 cm. Size in inch: The overall size is ca. 8.9 x 13.2 inch. The image size is ca. 3.9 x 5.5 inch.

Plate: ‘Bue Api.’ (Apis.) In Egyptian mythology, Apis or Hapis (alternatively spelled Hapi-ankh), was a bull-deity worshipped in the Memphis region. Apis was the most important of all the sacred animals in Egypt, and, as with the others, its importance increased as time went on. This scarse original old antique print / engraving / etching originates from: ‘Museum Odescalchum, sive Thesaurus … Christina Suecurum regina ….’, by Niccolo Galeotti / Pietro Santo Bartoli, Rome, Italy, 1751-1752. This is the former gem collection of queen Christina of Sweden, then kept in the collection of the Odescalchi family in Rome.Artists and Engravers: The author / commentary to this work is Niccolo Galeotti (1692-1758). This engraving is engraved by the Perugia, Italy born Pietro Santo Bartoli (1635-1700). He was a student of the French artist Poussin. His nickname was Perugino. He was antiquarian to both the Queen Christina and Benedetto Odescalchi (1611-1689), who became Pope in 1676 under the name of Innocent XI.

Condition: Excellent. General age related toning.

Keywords: ANTIQUE PRINT-APIS-BULL-EGYPT-BARTOLI

(PCO) A161-29