Print Description
Medium: Etching on hand laid (verge) paper.
Sheet size: 21 x 13.5 cm (8.27 x 5.31 inch). Image size: 20.8 x 13.5 cm. (8.19 x 5.31 inch).
Condition: good, given age. Light foxing, creasing and soiling. Remains of paper on rear from attachment. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
BAUR, SALMACIS, HERMAPHRODITUS, OVID, METAMORPHOSES, MYTHOLOGY, 17TH CENTURY, VIENNA, ETCHING | PCO-E23-40
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Plate 40 from Ovid’s Metamorphoses, published c. 1639-1641, Vienna.
State: I (2).
Reference: Spencer Museum of Art, Acc. No. 0000.1706.041.
Biography engraver: Johann Wilhelm Baur (1607-1642), Strasbourg-born artist and engraver, was active in Italy and the Habsburg Empire. He is best known for his elaborate series of etchings illustrating Ovid’s Metamorphoses. Baur’s works reflect a refined miniature style and baroque sensibility. He died in Vienna while working on imperial commissions.
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