5170 - Podestà, Giovanni Andrea

Podestà, Giovanni Andrea Bacchanal with Altar, Faun, and Silenus. Etching after Titian. 26.4 x 39.3 cm. 1640. B. XX, p. 170, 3, TIB (Commentary) .003 S1 (of S3). Watermark: cross with initials in an oval. The sheet is dedicated to Paolo Giordano Orsini. An excellent, high-contrast early print predating the change of the year from 1640 to 1649 and still bearing Francesco Salucio’s address in the lower right corner. Mostly with a fine margin around the facet, which is partly drawn with a rough edge and partly cut into it. A short crease from the press at the lower right of center; on the reverse, slight smoothed crease marks and small pencil annotations; only faintly stained; small mounting residues on the reverse; otherwise very nicely preserved. From the collections of Paul Lüttke (not listed in Lugt) and Dr. Volkmar Reichmann (Lugt 6224). Accompanied by the same collector’s two etchings, “Bacchanal with an Intoxicated Silenus Carried by Fauns” and “Bacchanal with Intoxicated Satyrs and Children” (Plates 2 and 4), both from the collections of the Kupferstichkabinett Berlin, in their original mounts, as well as from Dr. Volkmar Reichmann. - We ask that you request condition reports for the lots, as the condition is only indicated in the catalog in exceptional cases. - Please ask for condition reports for individual lots, as the condition is usually not mentioned in the catalog.