Apr 29, 2015 - Sale 2381

Sale 2381 - Lot 56

Unsold
Estimate: $ 6,000 - $ 9,000
JACOPO DE BARBARI
The Holy Family with St. Elizabeth and the Infant St. John.

Engraving, circa 1499. 132x165 mm; 5 1/4x6 1/2 inches. Gothic letter P with a quatrefoil watermark (Briquet 8652). With thread margins or trimmed on the plate mark. A very good impression of this extremely scarce, early engraving, with strong contrasts and little to no sign of wear.
We have found only 3 other impressions at auction in the past 30 years. Bartsch 5; Hind 5.