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Four subjects after Polidoro da Caravaggio

Set of four prints:
Lycurgus and Numa Pompilius Giving Laws to the Romans
Etching, 140 × 178 mm (sheet). Only state. Bartsch XXI.53.5.
From a series of six after the frescoes by Polidoro da Caravaggio on the façade of Palazzo Milesi in Rome.

Niobe Adored at the Altar
Etching, 112 × 320 mm. Second state of 4, without the number 3 added at lower centre and before the Westerhout address. Bartsch XXI.59.18.

The Massacre of the Children of Niobe
Etching, 124 × 355 mm. Second state of 3, with Galestruzzi’s monogram and inscription, as well as the letter D at lower left. Bartsch XXI.53.20.
From a series of five on the story of Niobe.

Trophies with a Helmet Surmounted by a Lion’s Head
Etching, 113 × 158 mm (sheet). Only state. Bartsch XXI.62.43.
From a series of six, consisting of a title page and five subjects numbered 1 to 5, Opere di Polidoro da Caravaggio disegnate e intagliate da Gio. Battista Galestruzzi pittore fiorentino.

Fine impressions on laid paper. Three examples with small margins beyond the platemark; the example of Niobe Adored at the Altar is trimmed to the platemark, with a loss on the right side and formerly backed. Overall in very good condition, except for some traces of soiling. All four mounted on support sheets with the collector’s stamp of Georg Denzel (1873–1959) (not in Lugt).
€ 250,00 / 500,00
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