Cherubino Alberti (aka Zaccaria Mattia;
Borghegiano) (1553–1615)
“The Rape of the Sabine Women: Panel 1”, c1580 (1563–1615),
the left panel of a frieze of three engravings designed to be joined
horizontally, after Polidoro da Caravaggio (aka Polidoro
Caldara; Polidoro da Caravagio) (c1499–1543), published in Rome.
See the description of the second panel offered by Spaightwood
Galleries: http://www.spaightwoodgalleries.com/Pages/Cherubino_Alberti.html.
Engraving on laid paper, trimmed along (or close to) the platemark
and backed with a support sheet.
Size: (sheet) 18.8 x 47.3 cm.
Lettered in plate in cartouche below the image borderline:
(centre) “SABINARVM RAPTVM A POLYDORO CARAVAGIEN CELEBERR PICTORE DELINEATVM/ I”;
(right) “Cum priuilegio Summi Pontificis.”
TIB 34 (17).159 (109) (Sebastian Buffa 1982, “The Illustrated
Bartsch: Italian Artists of the Sixteenth Century”, vol. 34, New York, Abaris
Books, pp. 288–89, cat. no. 159 [109]); Gramaccini & Meier 177.
The British Museum offers the following description of this
print:
“Rape of the Sabines, Romulus at the left with his
outstretched left arm orders the Romans to search for the women. Engraving” (https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1874-0808-559-1).
Condition: a strong and well-printed impression, trimmed
along (or close to) the platemark and laid onto a sheet of archival
(millennium quality) washi paper. Beyond a mark on the upper left corner and a
restored lower right corner, the sheet is in a very good condition for its considerable
age with no significant stains or foxing.
I am selling this superb engraving by one of the most
famous of the Italian Mannerist engravers showing the left panel (of three) to
a frieze designed by Polidoro da Caravaggio, for the total cost of AU$339
(currently US$249.47/EUR211.12/GBP180.28 at the time of this listing) including
postage and handling to anywhere in the world, but not (of course) any import
duties/taxes imposed by some countries.
If you are interested in purchasing this very dramatic
bas-relief scene showing Romulus (at left) leaving his tent to instruct his men
to search for the Sabine women, please contact me
(oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com) and I will send you a PayPal invoice to make
the payment easy.
This print has been sold
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