After Carracci, Atlantes from the Farnese Palace, 2 Engravings, 17th Century ?

The framed engraving of "Aurore and Cephalus" depicts the kidnapping of Prince Cephalus by Aurore, who has fallen madly in love with him. This work was created by Annibale Carracci ...

Suite of 5 framed engravings recounting episodes from the Aeneid, journey of the hero Aeneas after the fall of Troy, according to Virgil * "Ecce trahunt manibus victum post terga si...

Suite of 3 large engravings from the Empire period, after the frescoes of the Camposanto in Pisa, the city's famous monumental cemetery, frescoes dating from the 14th century The th...

"il genio de la musica vince per fin Cupido" / the Genius of Music triumphant over Love, based on a 17th century work by Guido Reni, kept at the Palazzo Spinola in Genoa. This frame...

A pair of engravings by Antoine-François Gelée (1796-1860); from the series "Travaux d'Hercule, composés par N. Poussin pour la décoration de la Grande Galerie du Louvre...

17th century, pair of ink drawings on paper with studies for grotesques, friezes and helmets. Painter of central Italy of the 17th century, signed with monogram “A.M.”. Measurements: cm L 45.5 x H 59.5 x 5.5; cm 22 x 33 / cm L 46.5 x H 59 x 5.5; cm 22.5 x 31.5 The pair of sheets, in good condition, is framed by antique frames in carved and gilded wood. They show some china studies with some studies for different subjects. Specifically, the first sheet represents the design of a frieze of Renaissance taste under which are some studies probably referring to a family coat of arms. Below the center is a monogram “A.M.”. The sheet is also worked on the back in which are drawn some articulated elements of decoration in the style of the Renaissance grotesque...

A beautiful pair of burin engravings depicting "Saint Bernardo degli Uberti" and "Saint Hilary of Poitiers" two of the patron saints of the city included in the base of the cupola ( dome ) of Parma cathedral frescoed by Antonio Allegri known as Correggio (Correggio, August 1489-Correggio 5 March 1534) between 1524 and 1530. Admirable work by the great master in which his genius as a forerunner of the Baroque is fully seen. In 1642 Giovanni Battista Vanni etched a series of fifteen plates from Correggio's frescoes. Giovanni Battista Vanni was born in Pisa around 1599; he studied successively under Jacopo da Empoli, Aurelio Lomi, and Matteo Rosselli, and then became a disciple of Cristofano Allori. He is better known as an engraver than as a painter. From 1624 to 1632, he lived in Rome, then returning to Florence after visiting Venice. In addition to the series of prints...

Pair of wonderful detailed late 17th Century Grisaille Framed prints. Professionally mounted.