ID 1250732
Lot 49 | GIULIO BONASONE (1510-1576)
Estimate value
£ 1 500 – 2 500
Two Engravings of Mythological Scenes
The Rape of Europa, after Raphael, 1546, on laid paper, watermark Ladder in a Shield surmounted by Cross (similar to Woodward 256, circa 1558-70), a very good impression of the first state (of two);
The Triumph of Love, 1545, on laid paper, watermark Pilgrim in Circle (similar to Woodward 6, 1558), a very good impression of the second, final state;
both with some repairs
Sheet 283 x 405 mm. (B.106)
Plate & Sheet 293 x 436 mm. (B. 109)(2)
Provenance
With Olimpia Theodoli, London (B. 106)
Claude-Augustin Mariette (1652- circa 1700), Paris (Lugt 1786), dated 1694.
With Jan Johnson, London. (B. 109)
Eric G. Stanley (1923-2018), Oxford; acquired from the above in 1997 and 1980, respectively.
Literature
Bartsch 106 & 109; Massari 47 & 68a
| Artist: | Giulio Bonasone (1498 - 1574) |
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| Applied technique: | Engraving |
| Medium: | Acrylic glass, Plastic |
| Art style: | Old Masters |
| Place of origin: | Italy |
| Artist: | Giulio Bonasone (1498 - 1574) |
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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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