Antique Master Print-CLELIA-PASSING-THE-TIBER-ROMAN-CLASSICAL-Procaccini-c.1700

Medium: Engraving on hand-laid (verge) paper.

Sheet size: 60 x 45 cm (23.62 x 17.72 inch). Image size: 55 x 43 cm. (21.65 x 16.93 inch).

Condition: good, given age. Light foxing, creasing and soiling. Middle fold as aissued. Some paper separation at the middle fold. Some damp staining. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

CLELIA, TIBER RIVER, CLASSICAL SCENE, ROMAN LEGEND, ANDREA PROCACCINI, ITALIAN ENGRAVING, HEROIC WOMEN, HORSES, MYTHOLOGY, 16TH CENTURY PRINT | EXPO-LARGE

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Engraving from the Italian school, 16th century, depicting a scene inspired by Roman history and mythology.

Reference: Harvard Art Museums, Object Number: R3004.

Biography engraver: Andrea Procaccini (1671-1734) was an Italian painter and engraver known for classical and religious works, serving at the courts of Rome and Madrid.