ID 1250800
Lot 39 | ATTRIBUTED TO GIOVANNI PIETRO DA BIRAGO (ACTIVE 1490-1513)
Estimate value
£ 2 500 – 3 500
Christ crowned with Thorns
engraving
circa 1490-1515
on laid paper, without watermark
a very good but later impression (no contemporaneous impressions are recorded)
printing strongly and clearly
trimmed to or just inside the platemark, retaining a fillet of blank paper outside the borderline on all sides
in very good condition
Plate & Sheet 179 x 143 mm.
Provenance
Sam Josefowitz (1921-2015), Lithuania, Switzerland, USA and England (Lugt 6094); acquired in 1988; then by descent to the present owners.
Literature
Hind 6
| Artist: | Giovanni Pietro Birago (XV century - XVI century) |
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| Applied technique: | Engraving |
| Medium: | Acrylic glass, Plastic |
| Art style: | Old Masters |
| Place of origin: | Italy |
| Artist: | Giovanni Pietro Birago (XV century - XVI century) |
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| Applied technique: | Engraving |
| Medium: | Acrylic glass, Plastic |
| Art style: | Old Masters |
| Place of origin: | Italy |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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