NICOLAS BEATRIZET (1507/15-1573) AFTER MICHELANGELO BUONARROTI (1475-1564)

The Conversion of Saint Paul

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NICOLAS BEATRIZET (1507/15-1573) AFTER MICHELANGELO BUONARROTI (1475-1564)
The Conversion of Saint Paul
engraving, circa 1545-1558, on laid paper, watermark Coronet under Star (similar to Briquet 4835), a very good impression of the first state (of two), before Rubeis' address, trimmed mostly inside the platemark but outside the borderline, trimmed to the subject in places, a small, unobtrusive repair at lower centre right, otherwise in good condition
Sheet 432 x 547 mm.

Provenance

Christie's, London, 3 July 1992, lot 14.
With Artemis Fine Arts Ltd., London, 1992; acquired at the above sale.
Acquired from the above, on 3 July 1992.

Literature

Robert-Dumesnil 29; Bartsch 33

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Lot Essay

The engraving depicts Michelangelo's fresco of 1545 in the Cappella Paolina at the Vatican. The fresco's counterpiece The Crucifixion of Saint Peter was engraved by Giovanni Battista de' Cavalieri (see lot 20).

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