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Nicolas Beatrizet (active 1540-72)

The Punishment of Tityus, after Michelangelo c.1550

RCIN 830379

The Punishment of Tityus, after Michelangelo

Nicolas Beatrizet (active 1540-72)

The Punishment of Tityus, after Michelangelo c.1550

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An engraving in reverse after Michelangelo's 'presentation drawing', made in 1532 as a gift for Tommaso de' Cavalieri (RCIN 912771). Here Tityus and the vulture on their rocky platform are placed before a ruined temple. Latin inscription below. Address of Salamanca to R; without name of engraver. Bartsch 39.
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Search the collection Nicolas Beatrizet (active 1540-72)
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Search the collection Michelangelo Buonarroti (Caprese 1475-Rome 1564)
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Search the collection Salamanca, Antonio : Rome
(publisher)
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