Nov 03, 2016 - Sale 2429

Sale 2429 - Lot 61

Price Realized: $ 2,340
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 2,000 - $ 3,000
GIORGIO GHISI
Venus and Adonis.

Engraving, circa 1570. 320x225 mm; 12 3/4x9 inches, small margins. Fourth state (of 7), with the address of van Aelst, Rome. Ex-collection unidentified collector (Lugt 2732, verso). A superb, well-inked impression with strong contrasts. Bartsch 42; Lewis 42.