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The Pietà
| Reference: | S47111 |
| Author | Cherubino ALBERTI |
| Year: | 1575 ca. |
| Measures: | 305 x 465 mm |
€1,300.00
- New
| Reference: | S47111 |
| Author | Cherubino ALBERTI |
| Year: | 1575 ca. |
| Measures: | 305 x 465 mm |
€1,300.00
Description
Pietà, after the statue by Michelangelo set in a landscape, with Joseph of Arimathea, the Virgin and another holy woman supporting the body of Christ
Engraving, circa 1575, unsigned. Lettered with 'Mich Angeli Bonaroti Florentini manu sculpta Romae' and 'cum privilegio D. Greg. XIII'.
Example of the second state, with inscription at the bottom.
Beautiful proof, printed on contemporary laid paper without watermark, with thin margins, in excellent condition.
The engraving undoubtedly belongs to the pontificate of Gregory XIII (1572-1585), whose privilege it bears, probably dating from the mid-1570s, due to its still uncertain style and the influence of Cornelis Cort. It is curious that, even though the central group is placed on a stone base, clearly reminiscent of a sculptural original, the scene is enriched with narrative elements, such as the basket with nails, the open tomb, and the three crosses in the background. At that time, the sculpture was located in the Bandini garden at the Quirinale, and it was there that Alberti must have seen it.
Two sketches on a sheet preserved in the Uffizi can be attributed to Cherubino Alberti: they show the Pietà from two different points of view, one from the side without the leg, the other from the front with the leg, probably related to this engraving. In addition, Rosenberg cites a drawing in Berlin, Kupferstichkabinett, which he believes to be preparatory for this print.
Bibliografia
Bartsch; Le Peintre graveur (XVII.58.23); Alberti, D’Après Michelangelo, p. 228, n. 337, II/II.
Cherubino ALBERTI Borgo San Sepolcro 1553 - Roma 1615
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Engraver, painter and constructor of crossbows, from Borgo San Sepolcro. Active in San Sepolcro
and Rome. Record of death 18 October 1615.
The earliest dated engravings are of 1571.The bulk of his engraved work was produced between 1571 and 1590. Mythological,devotional and ornamental subject ;portraits and antiquities. Prints after Raphael,Michelangelo,Polidoro da Caravaggio,Andrea del Sarto, Rosso Fiorentino, Taddeo and Federico Zuccaro. He kept control of the majorityof his plates and was responsible for publishing them. After his death his heirs reissued many of them, with a privilege of Pope Urban VIII.
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Cherubino ALBERTI Borgo San Sepolcro 1553 - Roma 1615
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Engraver, painter and constructor of crossbows, from Borgo San Sepolcro. Active in San Sepolcro
and Rome. Record of death 18 October 1615.
The earliest dated engravings are of 1571.The bulk of his engraved work was produced between 1571 and 1590. Mythological,devotional and ornamental subject ;portraits and antiquities. Prints after Raphael,Michelangelo,Polidoro da Caravaggio,Andrea del Sarto, Rosso Fiorentino, Taddeo and Federico Zuccaro. He kept control of the majorityof his plates and was responsible for publishing them. After his death his heirs reissued many of them, with a privilege of Pope Urban VIII.
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