343 - Giorgio Ghisi, Giuilo Romano - The death of Procris - 1540

Giorgio Ghisi, Giuilo Romano - The death of Procris - 1540 Description: The death of Procris. Cephalus mourning the death of Procris on the right surrounded by Cupid and mourning satyrs and nymphs, the goddess of dawn in her chariot in the background. Engraving by Giorgio Ghisi (1520-1582), after the design of Giulio Romano (1499-1546). Signed 'Iulius Romanus inventor G MF', with publishers address of Philippus Thomassinus. Third state of ten. The first published state was issued by Lafrery. ---- In a second reading te sensual design of this 'only in titel morbid subject' contains a lot of sexual connotations. Dimensions: 39,20 cm x 56,50 Condition: The print is in excellent condition. It is a luminous, good contrasted, well inked impression on watermarked laid paper with flattened middle fond. Literature: Bartsch / Le Peintre graveur (XV.409.61) ----- Lewis 1985 / The Engravings of Giorgio Ghisi 44-46,N°5 -----Bellini 1998, 44-49, N°6 --- After a design by Giulio Romano, by whom a drawing survives at the Städelsches Institut, Frankfurt (Inv. No. 4336), may have been designed by Giulio Romano to decorate the Gonzaga hunting lodge at Mamirolo (now destroyed). See The Engravings of Giorgio Ghisi, Ex Cat. New York, 1985, pp. 44-46. Medium: Engraving Date: 1540