Name: Rare-Antique Master Print-THETIS-STANDING-TRITONS-Anonymous-Del Vaga-c.1550s
SKU: PICTURA-06378
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Rare-Antique Master Print-THETIS-STANDING-TRITONS-Anonymous-Del Vaga-c.1550s

€895.00

‘”PERINO DEL VAGA INV.” (LOWER MARGIN)’

– Mythological scene: Thetis, the mother of Achilles, holds a trident, while accompanied by tritons in an ornate mannerist composition. Strong muscular figures with swirling water.

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Description

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

Sheet size: 15.4 x 22.5 cm (6.06 x 8.86 inch). Image size: 15.4 x 22.5 cm. (6.06 x 8.86 inch).

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

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

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Formerly attributed to Giorgio Ghisi, now considered anonymous. Based on a design by Perino del Vaga. Referenced in Bartsch B.XV 398.33 and Boorsch, Lewis and Lewis as R 4.ii (or iii). 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 known for his complex Mannerist compositions. This print was formerly attributed to him but is now classified as anonymous.

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