Lot n° 353
Estimation :
400 - 600
EUR
Giorgio Mantovano GHISI (c.1512/20-1582) - Lot 353
Giorgio Mantovano GHISI (c.1512/20-1582)
Venus and Adonis. 1570
Lewis 42
Copperplate engraving after Theodore Ghisi
Proof cut at the edge of the composition, from a late edition, Rossi's address erased
H. 31.5 cm - L. 22 cm (per sheet) AC
Numerous folds, especially visible on verso.
According to Massari, the plate, which was in the papal chalcography until 1823, was destroyed after being described as obscene by Leo XII.
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