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GIOVANNI BATTISTA SCULTORI (1503-1575) AFTER GIULIO ROMANO (CIRCA 1499-1546)
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GIOVANNI BATTISTA SCULTORI (1503-1575) AFTER GIULIO ROMANO (CIRCA 1499-1546)

Interior of a Prison

Fermé25 January 2017

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GIOVANNI BATTISTA SCULTORI (1503-1575) AFTER GIULIO ROMANO (CIRCA 1499-1546)
Interior of a Prison
engraving, circa 1536-43, on laid paper, watermark Coronet in a Circle (not in Briquet or Haewood), a very good impression of this rare print, Lewis's second state (of five), with Giulio Romano's initials added at lower left, trimmed on or just inside the platemark but retaining a narrow strip of blank paper outside the borderline, a fillet of blank paper added at the left sheet edge, the lower right corner re-attached, a short repaired tear at lower left, otherwise in good condition
Sheet 278 x 421 mm.

Unidentified, blindstamp with a star and letter G (not in Lugt).
Giancarlo Beltrame (1925-2011), Vicenza; then by descent to the present owners.

Note du spécialiste

The attribution of this print has been the subject of much speculation. It was long thought to be by Giorgio Ghisi - or even by the German engraver Georg Pencz - but is now generally accepted to be by Giovanni Battista Scultori, who was probably the young Giorgio Ghisi's master. A preparatory drawing by Giulio Romano survives in the Royal Collection at Windsor Castle (Inv. No. 0483), which in turn is related to a small fresco in the Sala dei Venti at the Palazzo del Te, Mantua.