Lot Essay
To our knowledge only one other impression of this print has been offered at auction within the last thirty years.
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Property from the Collection of Ulrich and Alfred Ochsenbein
CHERUBINO ALBERTI (1553-1615) AFTER AFTER MICHELANGELO BUONAROTTI (1475-1564)
Portion of the Ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, from: Sibyls and Prophets from the Sistine Chapel Vaults
Details
CHERUBINO ALBERTI (1553-1615) AFTER AFTER MICHELANGELO BUONAROTTI (1475-1564)
Portion of the Ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, from: Sibyls and Prophets from the Sistine Chapel Vaults
engraving, 1577, on laid paper, watermark Praying Saint in a Shield, a very good but later impression of this very rare print, published in 1628, trimmed to or just inside the platemark, the tip of the upper right corner made up, pale scattered pinpoint foxmarks, some creases, otherwise in good condition
Plate & Sheet 429 x 544 mm.
Portion of the Ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, from: Sibyls and Prophets from the Sistine Chapel Vaults
engraving, 1577, on laid paper, watermark Praying Saint in a Shield, a very good but later impression of this very rare print, published in 1628, trimmed to or just inside the platemark, the tip of the upper right corner made up, pale scattered pinpoint foxmarks, some creases, otherwise in good condition
Plate & Sheet 429 x 544 mm.
Provenance
Collection Defer-Dumesnil (19th century), Paris (Lugt 739); their sale, Boudin & Danlos, Paris, 17-18 May 1901 (lot 165, with others, 'très belles épreuves'; Ff. 13).
Ulrich Ochsenbein (1811-1890) and Alfred Ochsenbein (1883-1919), Switzerland; then by descent.
Ulrich Ochsenbein (1811-1890) and Alfred Ochsenbein (1883-1919), Switzerland; then by descent.
Literature
Bartsch 72
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Tim Schmelcher
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