May 15, 2012 - Sale 2279

Sale 2279 - Lot 288

Price Realized: $ 1,320
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 800 - $ 1,200
(VESALIUS, ANDREAS.) Bonavera, Domenico. Group of 7 (of 18) engravings of full-length anatomical figures after Vesalian illustrations, extracted from Bonavera's Notomie di Tiziano, numbered 1, 4, 5, 7, 10, 14, and 15 in the plate. Approximately 315x215 mm, narrow margins; light soiling and scattered minor stains, varying edgewear, first 4 plates slightly frayed or torn along bottom with minimal image loss. [Bologna, circa 1670]

Additional Details

Artistic anatomy based on Vesalius but with the illustrations attributed to Titian. Choulant-Frank, page 196; Cushing VI.D.-9.