Print Description
Medium: Upclutch of drawing on hand laid (verge), Italian paper. Watermark: Large Knights Templar’s coat of arms with “In hoc signo vinces” (In this sign thou shalt conquer) motto.
Sheet size: 26 x 37 cm (10.24 x 14.57 inch). Image size: 26 x 37 cm. (10.24 x 14.57 inch).
Condition: good, given age. Paper shows foxing, discoloration, and handling wear; faded colors but image still legible. Trimmed edges. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
FRANCESCO REDI, 17TH CENTURY, EARLY 18TH CENTURY, ITALIAN SCIENTIST, PORTRAIT DRAWING, PASTEL CHALK DRAWING | EXPO-DRAWINGS
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Based on visual and watermark analysis; subject identified through verso inscription. Basesd on a known image of Redi. (image included).
Biography artist: Unknown artist, active around 1700, possibly Italian school, producing scientific and scholarly portraiture.
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