MICHELE LUCCHESE (ACTIVE 1534-1564) AFTER MARCANTONIO RAIMONDI (1480-1534) AFTER MICHELANGELO BUONARROTI (1475-1564)

The Climbers

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MICHELE LUCCHESE (ACTIVE 1534-1564) AFTER MARCANTONIO RAIMONDI (1480-1534) AFTER MICHELANGELO BUONARROTI (1475-1564)
The Climbers
engraving
mid-16th century
on laid paper, watermark Ladder in Shield surmounted by a Star (similar to Woodward 249, circa 1550-60)
a fine impression of this rare print
printing sharply and with good contrasts and depth, with many vertical wiping marks
with small margins
the sheet slightly toned, some minor defects
generally in good condition
Plate 282 x 230 mm.
Sheet 288 x 237 mm.

Provenance

Benjamin Robert Haydon (1786-1846), London (Lugt 412; recto).
With P. & D. Colnaghi & Co., London (according the label on the back of the former frame).
Private English Collection; gifted to the present owner.

Literature

Bartsch 487 (Raimondi, copy); Passavant 16

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Lot Essay

The present engraving is based on Michelangelo's lost cartoon of The Battle of Cascina. The famous composition, created as a companion piece to Leonardo's Battle of Anghiari, inspired and was disseminated through numerous engraved versions, both of the complete scene and of individual figures, including prints by Marcantonio Raimondi and Agostino Veneziano.

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