The Saints Rocco, Peter, Paul and Sebastian
| Reference: | S30470 |
| Author | Orazio de SANTIS |
| Year: | 1573 |
| Measures: | 217 x 130 mm |
€4,500.00
| Reference: | S30470 |
| Author | Orazio de SANTIS |
| Year: | 1573 |
| Measures: | 217 x 130 mm |
€4,500.00
Description
Engraving, 1573, lettered lower left 'Pompeo Aqlano inven' at right ' 1573 / Horatius Aquilanus formis'. After Pompeo dell’Aquila.
A very good impression, printed on contemporary laid paper with "anchor in a circle" watermark, with very thin margins or trimmed to the platemark, perfect condition.
The devotional engraving depicts Peter and Paul, the patron saints of Rome, flanked by Roch or Rochus of Montpellier and Sebastian, protectors against the plague. The print is derived from a design by Pompeo Cesura.
The apostles carry their attributes: a key, a sword, and a book. Paul looks down towards a dead tree with a living shoot, a symbol of the Resurrection. On the left, Rochus, accompanied by a dog and watched over by a flying angel, holds a pilgrim's staff. The representation of Sebastian is unusual in that, although bound to a tree, he is not shown pierced with arrows.
The print is derived from a design by Pompeo Cesura.
Ex collection of A C. de Poggi (Lugt 617).
A great example of this very rare work.
Literature
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Bartsch, XVII p. 13 n. 15; TIB, 34, p. 29, no. 15; Nagler 15.
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Orazio de SANTIS (Attivo a Roma 1568/84)
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Engraver and publisher active in Rome, whose work is almost entirely after Pompeo Aquilano - hence his nickname 'Aquilano'.
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Literature
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Bartsch, XVII p. 13 n. 15; TIB, 34, p. 29, no. 15; Nagler 15.
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Orazio de SANTIS (Attivo a Roma 1568/84)
|
Engraver and publisher active in Rome, whose work is almost entirely after Pompeo Aquilano - hence his nickname 'Aquilano'.
|