Giorgio Ghisi (1520-1582) - Venere e Adone
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Giorgio Ghisi, Venere e Adone, an etching printed in 1570, measuring 31.8 × 22.5 cm, Italian origin, in good condition, signed on the plate.
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Original burin by Giorgio Ghisi, taken from a work by Teodoro Ghisi. circa 1570. Very rare work.
Dimensions: 31.8 x 22.5 cm
The rarity of this engraving is also due to the loss of the printing matrix, destroyed during the pontificate of Leo XII and in the years immediately following; in those years the Roman Calcography launched a strict program of "purification" and censorship of subjects deemed lascivious or contrary to religious morality.
On handmade paper with watermark, in excellent condition (see photos).
Probably a VI state (of VII) with the address of van Aelst erased (lower left) and before the annotations on the lower right.
Venus and Adonis seated in a landscape, she is shown with her back to us and kisses his cheek, a putto above pulls a curtain to reveal the lovers and another below plays with a hare, three dogs on the right.
Bibliographic references:
- Bartsch / Le Peintre graveur (XV.402.42)
- Lewis 1985 / Le incisioni di Giorgio Ghisi (42.II)
- Bellini 1998 / L'Opera incisa di Giorgio Ghisi (31)
Original burin by Giorgio Ghisi, taken from a work by Teodoro Ghisi. circa 1570. Very rare work.
Dimensions: 31.8 x 22.5 cm
The rarity of this engraving is also due to the loss of the printing matrix, destroyed during the pontificate of Leo XII and in the years immediately following; in those years the Roman Calcography launched a strict program of "purification" and censorship of subjects deemed lascivious or contrary to religious morality.
On handmade paper with watermark, in excellent condition (see photos).
Probably a VI state (of VII) with the address of van Aelst erased (lower left) and before the annotations on the lower right.
Venus and Adonis seated in a landscape, she is shown with her back to us and kisses his cheek, a putto above pulls a curtain to reveal the lovers and another below plays with a hare, three dogs on the right.
Bibliographic references:
- Bartsch / Le Peintre graveur (XV.402.42)
- Lewis 1985 / Le incisioni di Giorgio Ghisi (42.II)
- Bellini 1998 / L'Opera incisa di Giorgio Ghisi (31)
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Artist
Giorgio Ghisi (1520-1582)
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Title of artwork
Venere e Adone
Technique
Etching
Signature
Plate signed
Country of origin
Italy
Year
1570
Condition
Good condition
Height
31.8 cm
Width
22.5 cm
Period
16th century
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