拍品专文
The inscription at the lower left of this large and very ambitious print leaves little doubt that the composition goes back to or was associated with the great Florentine sculptor Baccio Bandinelli.
There is however some confusion in the literature in regard to the distinction between Marco Dente's original engraving and the slightly later copy by Nicholas Beatrizet. Direct comparison of the present impression with the unfinished proof by Marco Dente has revealed this to be indeed the copy by Beatrizet, differing only in minute detail from the slightly earlier version.
There is however some confusion in the literature in regard to the distinction between Marco Dente's original engraving and the slightly later copy by Nicholas Beatrizet. Direct comparison of the present impression with the unfinished proof by Marco Dente has revealed this to be indeed the copy by Beatrizet, differing only in minute detail from the slightly earlier version.