Name: Antique Master Print-POSEIDON-SEA GOD-MERMAID-SEAHORSE-MYTHOLOGY-Grimaldi-c.1660
SKU: RB-883
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Antique Master Print-POSEIDON-SEA GOD-MERMAID-SEAHORSE-MYTHOLOGY-Grimaldi-c.1660

€130.00

This print shows Poseidon, the Greek God of the sea, on a shellship pulled along by couple of seahorses. Alongside we see mermaids with musical instruments and dragon like creatures. On a cloud in a chariot pulled along by peacocks a goddess pointing her finger. A city in the distance.

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Description

Etching on Handlaid, (verge) paper. Watermark: Double circle with lily and monogram A N (Italian paper)..
Sheet size: 28,3 x 19,5 cm. (11,1 x 7,7 inch). Image size: 27,5 x 18,8 cm. (10,8 x 7,4 inch).

This attractive print was published by Giovanni Giacomo de Rossi, around 1660.

Made by ‘Giovanni Francesco Grimaldi’ after own design. Giovanni Francesco Grimaldi, (1606-1680) attributed. He was an Italian painter, draftsman, graphic artist and architect. He was an accomplished fresco painter of classical landscapes popular with prominent Roman families.

Condition: Good, given age. Tear in lower left margin restored. In upper left corner some paper loss. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

Keywords: POSEIDON-GOD OF SEA-GREEK-DRAGONS-MERMAIDS-SEAHORSES-MYTHOLOGY-GODDESS

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