Print Description
Medium: Engraving on hand laid (verge) paper.
Sheet size: 13 x 23 cm (5.12 x 9.06 inch).
Condition: very good, given age. Trimmed. Paper edge with small tears. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
NEPTUNE, MYTHOLOGICAL ENGRAVING, POLIDORO DA CARAVAGGIO, MANNERISM, RENAISSANCE, SEA GOD, TRIDENT, 16TH CENTURY PRINT, ROMAN DEITY | EXPO-DUTCH
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
No. 8 from a series based on a facade design by Polidoro da Caravaggio.
Biography engraver: Unidentified van der Borcht.
Biography artist: Polidoro Caldara da Caravaggio (ca. 1499-1543) was an Italian painter known for his fa?ade decorations in Rome. A pupil of Raphael, he developed a dynamic and dramatic style used in numerous mythological and religious compositions, often engraved by contemporaries and followers.
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