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antique maps and prints from the Netherlands
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| Title | S.Gregorius Nyssius |
| Maker | Francesco Bartalozzi after Dom. Zampieri |
| 1762 | 1762 |
| Description | Rare antique print ( copper engraving ) of S.Gregorius Nyssius (Gregory the Nyssian) who was appointed to be Bishop of Nyssa by his brother Basil, engraved by Francesco Bartalozzi after one of the frescoes Domenico Zapieri painted for the Abbey of Grottaferrata (near Rome). This Abbey was founded by St. Nilus of Rossano and St.Bartolomeus in 1004. The frescoes were commissioned from Domenichino (Domenico Zampieri) by Cardinal Odoardo Farnese; the titular Abbot of this Abbey. The source of this print is: Picturae Dominici Zampierii, vulgo Domenichino, quae extant in sacello sacrae aedi Cryptoferratensi adjuncto tabulis aeneis incisae.(1762). The plates for this work were engraved by F. Bartolozzi, P.A. Pazzi, A. Cappelan and C. |
| Location/Subject | Antique religious print / Orthodox / Saint / Gregorius Nyssenus / Constantinople |
| Condition | Fine ; some water stains of the (wide) margin and two small worm holes of the right-upper margin corner. |
| Coloring | Black / White |
| Image size | Overall size is 19 x 14 inch. Plate size is 11,5 x 6 3/4 inch. |
| Price | $ 245.00 |
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