5120 - Ghisi, Giorgio

Ghisi, Giorgio Three Muses and a Putto with a Lyre; Three Muses with a Flying Putto; Three Muses with a Putto with a Tambourine; Apollo, Pan, and a Putto Blowing a Horn. 4 copper engravings after Primaticcio. Each approx. 29.5 x 17 cm. Circa 1560/70. B. 36–39, Lewis/Lewis 34 III (of VI), 35 III (of IV), 36 III (of IV), and 37, probably also III (of V). Marked with an eagle within a crowned circle (cf. Lewis/Lewis 13). According to Mariette, the four related depictions were intended to surround a central painting of “Venus with the Three Fates,” located in the Galerie d’Ulysse at Fontainebleau. Magnificent prints with narrow margins; two sheets are trimmed on the sides to the edge of the plate, each before the Lafreris address and before the fig leaves added later, respectively. Only minor signs of age and wear; slight adhesive marks on the reverse; very slight thinning at the top due to mounting; otherwise in uniform and very fine condition. - Please ask for condition reports for individual lots, as the condition is usually not mentioned in the catalog. - Please ask for condition reports for individual lots, as the condition is usually not mentioned in the catalog.