Price: $125.00
SKU: 102931
ARTIST: Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino
MEDIUM: Engraving,
DATE: c. 1640
EDITION SIZE: Paper size 10 1/4 x 7 5/8" ( 26.1 x 19.5 cm)
DESCRIPTION: This finely executed portrait depicts Baldassare Castiglione, the Italian courtier, diplomat, and author of The Book of the Courtier, based on Raphael's celebrated painting. Reinier van Persijn engraved the piece after a drawing by Joachim von Sandrart. The print includes an eight-line Italian poem in praise of Castiglione, followed by a Latin dedication from Sandrart to Alfonso de Lopez, whose home housed the portrait at the time. The composition faithfully echoes Raphael's dignified portrayal, capturing the humanist grace and introspection of the sitter.
ADDITIONAL INFO: This piece is in a 9.5 x 12 inch inch archival mylar for handling.
CONDITION: Good condition save for paper loss in to the lower left margin.
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