Rare-Antique Master Print-SEATED-NEPTUNE-CONCH-SHELL-Ghisi-Del Vaga-c.1550s

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

Sheet size: 15.6 x 23.2 cm (6.14 x 9.13 inch). Image size: 15.6 x 23.2 cm. (6.14 x 9.13 inch).

Condition: good, given age. Some age-related wear, slightly trimmed at edges, strong impression with good contrast. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

NEPTUNE, MYTHOLOGY, TRITON, ROMAN GODS, ENGRAVING, MANNERISM, GIORGIO GHISI, PERINO DEL VAGA, 16TH-CENTURY PRINTS | PCO-EXPO-38

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Engraving attributed to Giorgio Ghisi, after Perino del Vaga (Pietro Buonaccorsi). Referenced in Bartsch B.XV.398.30-II and Boorsch, Lewis and Lewis (rejected attribution). Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Reference: Adam von Bartsch, Le Peintre Graveur, 1803; Suzanne Boorsch et al., The Engravings of Giorgio Ghisi, 1985.

Provenance: Ex. collection: F. Partridge (1932); H.S. Griffiths 1954.

Biography engraver: Giorgio Ghisi (ca. 1520-1582) was an Italian engraver from Mantua, known for his refined line work and complex compositions influenced by Raphael and Mannerism.

Biography artist: Perino del Vaga (1501-1547) was an Italian painter and designer, a pupil of Raphael, known for his decorative frescoes and mannerist compositions.