San Domenico drives out the devil
| Reference: | S26716 |
| Author | Martino ROTA |
| Year: | 1580 ca. |
| Measures: | 217 x 339 mm |
€575.00
| Reference: | S26716 |
| Author | Martino ROTA |
| Year: | 1580 ca. |
| Measures: | 217 x 339 mm |
€575.00
Description
Engraving, signed at lower centre.
A good impression, printed on contemporary laid paper with margins, in excellent condition.
Rota was one of those artists who exported Northward the Italian technique and style of printing; he was also one of the most skilled acolytes of Marcantonio. According to the addresses carved on many plates, he was born in Sibenik, in Dalmatia, the same native region of Schiavone. Nonetheless, there are bit a few news about his life before his arrival in Rome in 1540, where he worked ad engraver. His first prints combined Marcantonio’s refined style and a growing technical skill.
Literature
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Bartsch 17; Bury, The print in Italy 1550-1620, p. 191.
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Martino ROTA (Sebenico 1520 - Venezia 1583)
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Etcher, engraver and print publisher from Sebenico. Active in Venice, Graz, Vienna and Prague. Earliest dated print 1558.He probably worked in Venice until late 1572. Plates of 1571/2, with subjects related to the victory over the Turks at Lepanto, seem to have been produced in Venice. He was producing portraits in Vienna by 1573.1576 he was described as painter to Maximilian II. He went to Prague c.1580.
His work in Venice was published by, among others: L.Guarinoni, Luca and Ferrando Bertelli, Camocio, Giovanni Mastini, Benedetto Stefani, Claudio Duchetti (Duchet), Nelli, Bolognino Zaltieri.
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Literature
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Bartsch 17; Bury, The print in Italy 1550-1620, p. 191.
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Martino ROTA (Sebenico 1520 - Venezia 1583)
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Etcher, engraver and print publisher from Sebenico. Active in Venice, Graz, Vienna and Prague. Earliest dated print 1558.He probably worked in Venice until late 1572. Plates of 1571/2, with subjects related to the victory over the Turks at Lepanto, seem to have been produced in Venice. He was producing portraits in Vienna by 1573.1576 he was described as painter to Maximilian II. He went to Prague c.1580.
His work in Venice was published by, among others: L.Guarinoni, Luca and Ferrando Bertelli, Camocio, Giovanni Mastini, Benedetto Stefani, Claudio Duchetti (Duchet), Nelli, Bolognino Zaltieri.
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