Francesco Bartolozzi (1728–1815)
“Mary with Child, Angels and Three Saints” (Rijksmuseum title) (aka “Three Saints of the Order of S.
Dominic in Ecstasy before the Blessed Virgin”; Ex Tela
quæ visitur in Templo Societatis Jesu Venetiis”; “La Vierge dans les Nues, avec l'Enfant Jésus adoré par Trois Saints de l'Ordre des Jésuites”), 1739/46 (pub.) 1760–80, after the painting of the
same composition by Antonio Balestra (1666-1740),
published in Venice by Joseph (Giuseppe) Wagner (aka Giuseppe Vagner) (1706–1786).
Etching and engraving
on heavy laid paper trimmed slightly within the platemark (with loss of the
plate number) and backed with a support sheet.
Size: (sheet) 57.6 x
35.8 cm; (image borderline with uneven sides) 53 x 34.3 cm.
Lettered in plate below
the image borderline: (left) “Antonius Balestra Veronens Pinxit”;
(centre) “Ex Tela quæ visitur in Templo Societatis Jesu Venetiis.”; “Franc.us
Bartolozzi Sculp. appo Wagner Venezia C.P.E.S.”
State iii? (of iii)
Note that the states are determined by the plate number which has been trimmed
off in this impression.
De Vesme (Bartolozzi)
300 (Alexandre de Vesme & Augusto Calabi, 1928, “Francesco Bartolozzi.
Catalogue des estampes et notice biographique d'après les manuscrits de A. De
Vesme entièrement réformés et complétés d'une étude critique par A. Calabi”,
Milan, Guido Modiano. Milan, p. 64, cat. no. 300).
The British Museum
offers the following description of this print:
“Three Jesuit Saints,
the Holy Virgin and the infant Jesus; two Saints kneeling below to right, one
receiving a lily from an angel which points upwards, where the third Saint
kneels in the clouds, gazing at the infant Jesus in his arms, the Virgin
sitting to left, smiling; cherubs grouped in lower left, with vine, lily,
crowns and a book; after Balestra. 1760” (https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1868-0808-2694).
The Rijksmuseum identifies
the saints in the following description of this print:
(transl.) “Mary sits on
a cloud carried by angels. Next to her sits on a cloud the Polish saint
Stanislaus Kostka with the Christ Child in his arms. Kneeling on the floor are
Saint Francis Borgia and Saint Louis Gonzaga. Putti in the foreground on the
left” (http://hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.75375).
See also the description
offered by the Herzog Anton Ulrich-Museum Braunschweig: https://nat.museum-digital.de/index.php?t=objekt&oges=831871&cachesLoaded=true&navlang=tr.
Condition: a strong and
well-printed impression showing no sign of wear to the printing plate, trimmed
slightly within the platemark and laid onto a sheet of archival (millennium
quality) washi paper. There is a restored tear on the left,
otherwise the sheet is in very good condition with no significant stains or foxing.
I am selling this huge
engraving exemplifying the Baroque period style for the total cost of AU$310
(currently US$225.10/EUR192.03/GBP163.82 at the time of posting this listing)
including postage and handling to anywhere in the world (but not, of
course, any import duties/taxes imposed by some countries).
If you are interested
in purchasing this magnificently grand, rare and very beautiful engraving,
please contact me (oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com) and I will send you a PayPal
invoice to make the payment easy.
