Giovanni Battista Galestruzzi, “Rape of the Sabine Women”, c.1650, after Polidoro da Caravaggio

Giovanni Battista Galestruzzi (1619–c.1678)

“Rape of the Sabine Women” (aka “Les Romains enlevant les Sabines”; “The Rape of the Sabine Women by the Romans”), c.1650 (1640–1660), plate two from the series of six plates, “Façade of the Palazzo Milesi” (aka “Subjects from Roman History” [TIB title]), after the fresco design by Polidoro da Caravaggio (aka Polidoro Caldara; Polidoro da Caravagio) (c.1499–1543).

Etching on fine laid paper, trimmed with a thread margin around the image borderline and backed with a support sheet.

Inscribed and numbered in plate: (lower right) “POLIDORO INVEN.  2./ Gio. B. Galestruzzi fece”.

TIB 46.5 (Paolo Bellini [ed.] 1982, “The Illustrated Bartsch: Italian Masters of the Seventeenth Century”, vol. 46, New York, Abaris Books, p. 78, cat. no. 4); Bartsch XXI.53.4.

The British Museum offers a description of this print: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1856-1213-47 (BM inv.no. 1856,1213.47).

Condition: a strong and well-printed impression, trimmed around the image borderline and laid upon a support of archival (millennium quality) washi paper. Beyond a minor abrasion in the upper edge, the sheet is in an excellent condition with no tears, holes, folds or significant stains.

I am selling this superb early impression (based on the quality of line showing no sign of wear to the printing plate) of a small but historically important record of a section of the now badly deteriorated façade of the Palazzo Milesi (aka Golden Mask Palace) in Rome (see https://www.tripadvisor.in/LocationPhotoDirectLink-g187791-d12996950-i481038121-Palazzo_Milesi-Rome_Lazio.html), for total cost of AU$287 (currently US $182.67/ EUR 173.91/ GBP 144.73 at the time of this listing) including Express Mail (EMS) postage and handling to anywhere in the world, but not (of course) any import duties/taxes imposed by some countries. Note that payment is in Australian dollars (AU $287) as this is my currency.

If you are interested in purchasing this boldly executed etching—note how the artist has created the illusion of depth to this frieze by hatching over the more distant figures to give focus to those in the foreground— please contact me (oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com) and I will send you a PayPal invoice to make the payment easy.