Lot 273
Michele Lucchesi (1539–1590)
L'Asinaria, or an Allegory of Stupidity
Hammer Price: £600
Description
Michele Lucchesi (1539–1590)
L'Asinaria, or an Allegory of Stupidity
Engraving, 1564, a good impression on laid paper with watermark of a ladder within escutcheon [cf. Briquet 5928-5929, datable to circa 1540-1570], some signs of minor wear in the plate, trimmed within platemark to left and right edges, upper and lower edges with good margins, sheet 300 x 424 mm (11 3/4 x 16 3/4 in) (unframed)
Literature:
cf. Jean Michel Massing: "Washing the Ass's Head: Proverbial and Allegorical Prints of the Sixteenth Century", Print Quarterly, vol. XXVIII, September 2011, pp. 300-301
Description
Michele Lucchesi (1539–1590)
L'Asinaria, or an Allegory of Stupidity
Engraving, 1564, a good impression on laid paper with watermark of a ladder within escutcheon [cf. Briquet 5928-5929, datable to circa 1540-1570], some signs of minor wear in the plate, trimmed within platemark to left and right edges, upper and lower edges with good margins, sheet 300 x 424 mm (11 3/4 x 16 3/4 in) (unframed)
Literature:
cf. Jean Michel Massing: "Washing the Ass's Head: Proverbial and Allegorical Prints of the Sixteenth Century", Print Quarterly, vol. XXVIII, September 2011, pp. 300-301
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