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Noah and the Animals entering the Ark
Details
Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (1616-1670)
Noah and the Animals entering the Ark
etching, circa 1630, watermark indistinct, a fine, silvery impression, with tone, the wiping marks still apparent, trimmed on or just inside the platemark, minor nicks and small losses at left sheet edge from previous mounting, remains of old mount at left sheet edge verso, one small thin spot towards the bottom of the image, the extreme lower right corner outside the borderline missing and repaired, with a small area of staining, minor wear to the top right corner, other lesser defects
S. 204 x 403mm.
Noah and the Animals entering the Ark
etching, circa 1630, watermark indistinct, a fine, silvery impression, with tone, the wiping marks still apparent, trimmed on or just inside the platemark, minor nicks and small losses at left sheet edge from previous mounting, remains of old mount at left sheet edge verso, one small thin spot towards the bottom of the image, the extreme lower right corner outside the borderline missing and repaired, with a small area of staining, minor wear to the top right corner, other lesser defects
S. 204 x 403mm.
Literature
Bartsch 1; Percy E 24