Master IV (active circa 1550)

细节

Master IV (active circa 1550)

Apelle peignant Alexandre et Campaspe, after Primaticcio (B. XVI,
p. 371, no. 2; Herbet, p. 201, no. 5)

etching, circa 1550, a fine, evenly printed impression, with narrow to thread margins in places, otherwise trimmed close to the platemark, a few minor printer's creases along the right edge, generally in very good condition, laid
S. 451 x 307 mm.

拍品专文

Based on Primaticcio's drawing (now at Chatsworth) and closely related to Leon Davent's etching of the same subject (Zerner LD51). The design was one of the frescoes painted by Nicolo dell'Abate and included in the Chambre de la duchesse d'Etampes. The border of the present work relates to similar work by Jean Mignon (Zerner JM31). The British Museum has two impressions, the first fine and black, the second slightly less good than here.