17Th Century Etching After Polidoro De Caravaggio
Stock No
SKU00000671
2015
- £320.00
- €389 Euro
- $405 US Dollar
Questions about this item?
Like this item?
Item Description
After Polidoro de Caravaggio (1499-1543)
"Perillus inventor mandante Phalaride primus expertus est"
Etching
Published by Giovanni Marco Paluzzi (Rome) 1600-1610
The scene depicting Phalaris ordering Perillus to be roasted inside the bronze bull; to right, the tyrant Phalaris seated on his throne in profile to left and crowned with laurel, pointing at Perillus, who is being pushed into the side of the bronze bull, standing to left facing front, with various other figures behind.
After a house facade painted by Polidoro da Caravaggio in the Via dei Coronari, Rome
Lettered in margin with title, and 'Polidorus de caravagio pinxit / Gio Marco paluzzi le stampa in piazza navona'
The British Museum have a copy of this etching in thier collection, number 1873,1213.510.
The etching appears to have been cut down to the margins and within a modern mount and frame.
28.5cm x 25cm (60cm x 50cm including frame)
Item Info
Seller
Seller Location
Wiltshire, Wiltshire
Item Dimensions
H: 60cm W: 50cm D: 2cm
Period
18th Century & Earlier
Item Location
United Kingdom
Seller Location
Wiltshire, Wiltshire
Item Location
United Kingdom
Seller Contact No
+44 (0)1249 447478
+44 (0)7867 305451