Nov 02, 2017 - Sale 2460

Sale 2460 - Lot 63

Price Realized: $ 1,875
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 1,500 - $ 2,500
GIROLAMO FAGIUOLI (after Perino del Vaga)
Fall of the Giants, Jupiter in the Clouds overhead Striking the Giants with Lightning.

Engraving, circa 1539-49. 340x577 mm; 13 1/2x22 3/4 inches. Trimmed on the plate mark, with thread margins outside the narrow black border line. A superb, dark and early impression, with strong contrasts and no sign of wear.
We have not found another impression at auction in the past 30 years. Bartsch 16.