Giorgio Ghisi (1520-1582)

PÁD TRÓJI A ÚTĚK AENEASŮV

c. 1545
Copperplate on paper 50,5 x 39 cm. Marked lower left: Roma Antonÿ Lafreri formis; I.B.MNTVUNVS.IN; GEORGIVS MANTVANVS, F. A rare exemplar of Italian engraving, whose importance is attested by the price achieved this January in a Christie`s auction, exceeding 10,000 USD. This print is represented in the collections of the most prestigious museums in the world. https://www.christies.com/lot/lot-6411357?ldp_breadcrumb=back&intObjectID=6411357&from=salessummary&lid=1 mounted, framed, glazed. Perfectly preserved, trimmed to the edge of the printing surface at the bottom and left, with a 2-5 mm margin at the top and right. Folded in the middle. Lit: Bartsch 29; Lewis & Lewis 8