GIOVANNI BATTISTA SCULTORI (1503-1575) AFTER GIULIO ROMANO (CIRCA 1499-1546)
Property from the Collection of Ulrich and Alfred Ochsenbein
GIOVANNI BATTISTA SCULTORI (1503-1575) AFTER GIULIO ROMANO (CIRCA 1499-1546)

David cutting off the Head of Goliath

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GIOVANNI BATTISTA SCULTORI (1503-1575) AFTER GIULIO ROMANO (CIRCA 1499-1546)
David cutting off the Head of Goliath
engraving, 1540, on laid paper, watermark Fleur-de-Lys with Letters PM, a fine impression of this uncommon print, showing much fine relief recto and verso, with margins, some scattered foxing, a short tear in the lower margin at centre, otherwise in good condition
Plate 356 x 455 mm., Sheet 371 x 486 mm.
Provenance
Unidentified, probably late 19th or early 20th century (Lugt 874b).
Ulrich Ochsenbein (1811-1890) and Alfred Ochsenbein (1883-1919), Switzerland; then by descent.
Literature
Bartsch 6

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Lot Essay

The print is based on Giulio Romano's fresco in Loggia di Davide at the Palazzo del Te, Mantua.

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