Lot 257
Michele Lucchesi (active 1534-1564)
Bathers from the Battle of Cascina, or "The Climbers", after Michelangelo
Estimate: £1,000 - 1,500
Description
Michele Lucchesi (active 1534-1564)
Bathers from the Battle of Cascina, or "The Climbers", after Michelangelo
Engraving, circa 1535-1560, on laid paper, a good impression but printing slightly dryly to the centre left, platemark 330 x 440 mm (13 x 17 1/4 in), sheet 332 x 450 mm (13 1/8 x 17 3/4 in), some red chalk to the genitals of two of the figures, minor surface dirt and browning (unframed)
Provenance:
Sir William Stirling-Maxwell (1818-1878); then by descent to the present owners.
Literature:
Passavant 16
Description
Michele Lucchesi (active 1534-1564)
Bathers from the Battle of Cascina, or "The Climbers", after Michelangelo
Engraving, circa 1535-1560, on laid paper, a good impression but printing slightly dryly to the centre left, platemark 330 x 440 mm (13 x 17 1/4 in), sheet 332 x 450 mm (13 1/8 x 17 3/4 in), some red chalk to the genitals of two of the figures, minor surface dirt and browning (unframed)
Provenance:
Sir William Stirling-Maxwell (1818-1878); then by descent to the present owners.
Literature:
Passavant 16
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