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Magdalene in the desert adoring the crucifix
| Reference: | S47205 |
| Author | Lorenzo LOLI |
| Year: | 1650 ca. |
| Measures: | 130 x 175 mm |
€350.00
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| Reference: | S47205 |
| Author | Lorenzo LOLI |
| Year: | 1650 ca. |
| Measures: | 130 x 175 mm |
€350.00
Description
Etching and engraving, mid-17th century, without signature or editorial indications.
Like many of the subjects reproduced by Loli, the subject is probably based on an invention by Guido Reni, with whom he apprenticed. An incorrect bite of the etching ruined the plate and engraved the etching features in an uneven manner; in fact, burin features were added in many areas of the lower half.
Painter and engraver, pupil of Guido Reni and Giovanni Andrea Sirani from whom he often took the subjects of his engravings. Better known as an engraver than as a painter, he follows the classicist methods of the master Guido Reni, adopting a clear and loose sign. Today he is considered one of the protagonists of the Bolognese graphic panorama of the mid-17th century; twenty-five plates in total are attributed to him - according to Bartsch - in which some uncertainty in the use of bites is evident.
Beautiful work, printed on contemporary laid paper, trimmed to the copperplate, in good condition.
Bibliografia
Bartsch, Le Peintre graveur (XIX.173.15); Bertelà, 755. TIB (42), 15.
Lorenzo LOLI (Bologna 1612 – 1691)
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Although he is better known as engraver instead of painter, Loli was scholar of Guido Reni and he followed his master’s style in the choice of his subjects. Moreover, the way they worked their etchings was really peculiar: the stroke was clean and precise, perfectly calibrated, and really suitable for his classicist compositions. His graphic repertoire is actually wide; Bartsch catalogues twenty-five works, underlining in some cases the unperfect mordant of the plate. His subjects were taken from Reni’s production and that of his scholars, especially from Giovanni Andrea Sirani.
Although Loli’s production was mainly the result of imitation, this testifies the great importance that Reni’s style had in Bologna in the XVII century and it also act as an intermediary for its circulation.
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Lorenzo LOLI (Bologna 1612 – 1691)
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Although he is better known as engraver instead of painter, Loli was scholar of Guido Reni and he followed his master’s style in the choice of his subjects. Moreover, the way they worked their etchings was really peculiar: the stroke was clean and precise, perfectly calibrated, and really suitable for his classicist compositions. His graphic repertoire is actually wide; Bartsch catalogues twenty-five works, underlining in some cases the unperfect mordant of the plate. His subjects were taken from Reni’s production and that of his scholars, especially from Giovanni Andrea Sirani.
Although Loli’s production was mainly the result of imitation, this testifies the great importance that Reni’s style had in Bologna in the XVII century and it also act as an intermediary for its circulation.
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