Name: Antique Master Print-SACRIFICE-VISION-ETCHING-VENICE-Lefebvre-Veronese-c.1662
SKU: PCO-25044
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Antique Master Print-SACRIFICE-VISION-ETCHING-VENICE-Lefebvre-Veronese-c.1662

€295.00

‘PAVIVS CALIARI VERONENSIS INVENT. & PINXIT.
V. LEFEBRE DEL. ET SCULP. / A VAN CAMPEN FORMIS VENETIIS’

– A classical religious scene showing priests and figures at an altar, gesturing toward a vision of a female figure (possibly the Virgin or a personification) appearing on clouds above. Architectural backdrop with Corinthian columns.

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Description

Medium: Engraving on hand laid (verge) paper.

Sheet size: 29.5 x 43 cm (11.61 x 16.93 inch). Image size: 29.5 x 43 cm. (11.61 x 16.93 inch).

Condition: very good, given age. Light foxing, creasing and soiling. Horizontal fold in middle. Some tears at fold margin. Stain at bottom right. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

VERONESE, LEFEBVRE, VENETIAN PRINT, 17TH CENTURY, SACRIFICE, ALTAR, PRIESTS, RELIGIOUS VISION, CLASSICAL ARCHITECTURE, ITALIAN BAROQUE | PCO-B2-14

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Published in Venice by Johannes Van Campen, before 1699.

Reference: Monza, Musei Civici, Gabinetto delle stampe.

Biography engraver: Valentin Lefebvre (ca. 1642-ca. 1680) was a French draftsman and etcher known for reproducing Italian masters, especially Veronese. Active in Venice.

Biography artist: Paolo Veronese (1528-1588), also known as Paolo Caliari, was a leading Venetian Renaissance painter celebrated for grand biblical and allegorical compositions in luminous color.