502 - F. PILOTY (*1786) after BARTOLOMEO (*1472), Descent from the Cross, around 1811, Lithography

F. PILOTY (*1786) after BARTOLOMEO (*1472), Descent from the Cross, around 1811, Lithography Ferdinand Piloty sen. (1786 Homburg - 1844 Munich) after Fra Bartolomeo (1472 Florence - 1517 ibid.): "Deposition from the Cross", Winkler No 965, 244, incunabulum of lithography, 1811-1816, c. 1811, Lithography Technique: Lithography over tinted stone on Paper Date: c. 1811 Description: "Two men hold the body, with staffage and two kneelers, behind them another servant on the ladder. The woman in front kneels and kisses the feet. Signed inside below: "fra Bartholomeo // f: Piloty del:"; drawing Gr.Sammlung München 2164, reproduced in reverse" (From: Winkler: Die Frühzeit der Deutschen Lithographie, p. 355". Keywords: 19th century, Figurative, Religious, Germany, Size: Paper: 27,8 cm x 25,5 cm (10,9 x 10 in), Depiction: 21,9 cm x 19,6 cm (8,6 x 7,7 in) Condition: Good condition. The image makes a very good impression. The sheet is browned due to its age and foxed on all sides, trimmed along the outer border; on the verso in the upper corners traces of an earlier mounting.