Lot 154
154
ANTONIO DA TRENTO (circa 1510-1550)

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ANTONIO DA TRENTO (circa 1510-1550)

The Martyrdom of Two Saints, after Parmigianino (B. XII, 79, 28)

chiaroscuro woodcut from three blocks, printed in black, ochre and mustard yellow, circa 1527, on laid paper, watermark indistinct, trimmed to or just inside the borderline on three sides, just into the subject at left, the lower left corner made-up, small made-up losses at the sheet edges, repaired splits; and three others by ANTONIO DA TRTO and others--chiaroscuro woodcuts (4)

Lot Essay

The Martyrdom of Two Saints appears to conform with Jan
Johnson's Version B (see Print Quarterly, Vol. IV, no. 2, pp. 154-58).