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GIULIO BONASONE
Two Satyrs Leading Silenus to King Midas
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Engraving, 1547. 138x221 mm; 5
1
/
2
x8
3
/
4
inches.With thread margins outside the narrow
black border line. A superb, dark impression with no sign of wear. Bartsch 89.
[1,500/2,500]
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NICOLAS BEATRIZET (after Michelangelo)
Bacchanal
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Engraving, 1553. 297x400 mm; 11
3
/
4
x15
3
/
4
inches, small margins. First state (of 3). Crossbow
in a circle watermark.A superb, early and richly-inked impression with strong contrasts.
Beatrizet based this engraving on another engraving by Enea Vico (Bartsch 48) from a
design by Michelangelo. Bartsch 40.
[1,200/1,800]
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