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Four Engravings from 'Emblemi di Achille Bocchi" - Etching -1555

1555

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Four engravings from 'Emblemi di Achille Bocchi', realized in 1555, are original Engravings. Dimension: 17 x 12,5 cm each. Four sheets from Achillis Bocchii's 'Symbolicarum quaestionum de Universo genus quas serio ludebat': Diligence riding towards happiness (NOT INCIPIENT SED PERSEVERING); Cardinal Alessandro Farnese; Alexander presses a ring against Hephaestion's mouth to impose silence on him; Athena standing near several objects balanced on top of each other. Bartsch.XV.264 / 280/296/311. Four sheets with large original margins and typography on the reverse. Laid paper, a watermark fragment visible on the number 264. Glued for the upper edge on cardboard support. For the rest in excellent condition.
  • Creation Year:
    1555
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 6.7 in (17 cm)Width: 4.93 in (12.5 cm)Depth: 0.08 in (2 mm)
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  • Framing:
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  • Condition:
    Insurance may be requested by customers as additional service, contact us for more information.
  • Gallery Location:
    Roma, IT
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: T-1293861stDibs: LU65039710782
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