Name: Antique Print-PRAXITELES-PHIDIAS-PLATE-244-Thomassin-1694-1724
SKU: PICTURA-11363
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Antique Print-PRAXITELES-PHIDIAS-PLATE-244-Thomassin-1694-1724

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‘OUVRAGE DE PRAXITELES ET DE PHIDIAS. ANTIQ.’

– Engraving of a heroic nude male figure in dynamic contrapposto, with one arm raised and the other lowered. He stands atop a base that includes a sculptural helmet or armor form. Referenced as a work attributed to both Praxiteles and Phidias, two of the most renowned sculptors of Ancient Greece.

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Description

Medium: Engraving on hand laid (verge) paper. Watermark: not on all sheets.

Image size: 8.3 x 13.2 cm. (3.27 x 5.2 inch).

Condition: good, given age. Light foxing and soiling. Paper edges with some light staining. And irriegular per scan. Wormhole at bottom left. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

PRAXITELES, PHIDIAS, GREEK SCULPTURE, HEROIC NUDE, CLASSICAL ANTIQUITY, MALE FIGURE, DYNAMIC POSE, THOMASSIN | PCO-C52-79

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

From: “Recueil des Figures, Groupes, Thermes, Fontaines, Vases, Statues, et Autres Ornemens de Versailles” by Simon Thomassin. The book was published between 1694 and 1724 by Simon Thomassin in Paris (1694), Pierre Mortier in Amsterdam (1695) and Rutgert Alberts in The Hague (1724).

Biography engraver: Simon Thomassin (1655-1733) was a French royal engraver known for documenting the sculpture and decoration of Versailles. His series are valued for their precision and elegance.