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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE EUROPEAN COLLECTION
RENÉ BOYVIN (CIRCA 1525-CIRCA 1625) AFTER ROSSO FIORENTINO (1494-1540) OR LUCA PENNI (CIRCA 1500 / 04-1577)
Susannah and the Elders
Details
RENÉ BOYVIN (CIRCA 1525-CIRCA 1625) AFTER ROSSO FIORENTINO (1494-1540) OR LUCA PENNI (CIRCA 1500 / 04-1577)
Susannah and the Elders
engraving
mid-16th century
on laid paper, watermark Small Shield
a fine, dark impression of this very rare print
first state (of two)
printing richly and clearly, with intense contrasts and depth
with small to narrow margins above and below, trimmed to or just outside the borderline elsewhere
a few vertical and horizontal folds, and some small repairs
generally in good condition
Sheet 321 x 226 mm.
Susannah and the Elders
engraving
mid-16th century
on laid paper, watermark Small Shield
a fine, dark impression of this very rare print
first state (of two)
printing richly and clearly, with intense contrasts and depth
with small to narrow margins above and below, trimmed to or just outside the borderline elsewhere
a few vertical and horizontal folds, and some small repairs
generally in good condition
Sheet 321 x 226 mm.
Provenance
Ducs d'Arenberg, Brussels and Nordkirchen, Westphalia (Lugt 567); probably their sale, Christie's, London, 14 July 1902 (and following days).
Literature
Robert-Dumesnil 3
B. Davis, Mannerist Prints - International Style in the Sixteenth Century, Los Angeles, 1988, no. 68, pp. 174-75.
B. Davis, Mannerist Prints - International Style in the Sixteenth Century, Los Angeles, 1988, no. 68, pp. 174-75.
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