Lot Essay
The two present engravings were printed from the two sides of the same copper plate, which is today kept in the British Museum.
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Man tied to a Tree by Eros (Allegory of Love?) (B. 25)
Details
Cristofano Robetta (1462 - after 1522)
Man tied to a Tree by Eros (Allegory of Love?) (B. 25)
engraving, watermark Strasbourg Lily (Churchill 437, J. Villedary, dated 1722), a clear but later impression, trimmed outside the borderline, a small repaired hole in the blank area at left, minor defects in the right corners, several skinned spots visible verso; together with The Adoration of the Magi (B. 6) by the same hand, a good but later impression, the subject in good condition
S. 306 x 281 mm.
Man tied to a Tree by Eros (Allegory of Love?) (B. 25)
engraving, watermark Strasbourg Lily (Churchill 437, J. Villedary, dated 1722), a clear but later impression, trimmed outside the borderline, a small repaired hole in the blank area at left, minor defects in the right corners, several skinned spots visible verso; together with The Adoration of the Magi (B. 6) by the same hand, a good but later impression, the subject in good condition
S. 306 x 281 mm.
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