Rare Copper Engraved Plate of Bartholomew the Apostle Building a Temple, 1762

Catalogue reference
f_26393862
Date
1762
Category
Engraving
Sheet size
48.3 x 76.0 cm (19.0 x 29.9 in)
Condition
Good
Availability
Available
Price
EUR 950

Description: Antique print titled 'S. Bartholomaeus Ecclesiam B.M.V. edificari jubet, et columna decidens Monachiejus Dicipli jussu sistitur.'

Scarce plate showing Bartholomew the Apostle building a temple. This print originates from 'Picturae Dominici Zampierii, vulgo Domenichino, quae extant in sacello sacrae aedi Cryptoferratensi adjuncto tabulis aeneis incisae' published 1762.

Artists and Engravers: Made by 'Petrus Antonius Pazzi' after 'Domenico Zampieri'. Pietro Antonio Pazzi (1706 - 1766), Engraver. Domenico Zampieri, known as Domenichino for his shortness (October 21, 1581 – April 6, 1641), was an Italian Baroque painter of the Bolognese or Carracci School of painters.

Condition: Good, given age. Some staining top and bottom edge, slightly affecting image. Tiny tear bottom edge right fold, outside image. A few tiny spots. Original folds as issued. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study image carefully.

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