Vellum engraving, Ancient Hermaphrodite, Galleria di Firenze

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Vellum engraving, Ancient Hermaphrodite, Galleria di Firenze

Name: Vellum engraving, Ancient Hermaphrodite, Galleria di Firenze
Brand: Antikeo
SKU: 84Z5RVI2DZ
Price: 160 EUR
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160 €

Period 19th century

Style Rome and ancient Greece

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Florence Gallery
Hermaphrodite - Ancient statue
Etching

Plate size: 54 x 36 cm

Explanatory text by Mongez l'aîné, member of the Académie Royale des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres,
Garde des Antiques de Sainte-Geneviève.

Provenance :
From the book Tableaux, Statues, Bas-Reliefs et Camées de la Galerie de Florence et du Palais Pitti, published in Paris between 1789 and 1807.
- Designed by : Jean-Baptiste Wicar
- Engraved by : Claude-Louis Masquelier
- Art direction: Pierre-François-Léonard Fontaine (probably assisted by Lacombe)
- Publisher: Lacombe, Peintre - Rue de la Harpe n°84, Paris
- Printing: Imprimerie de la Galerie de Florence, on Johannot d'Annonay superfine wove paper

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This plate depicts the Hermaphrodite, a famous ancient statue uniting in a single body the attributes of Venus and Mercury, a symbol of perfect harmony between the sexes.

Through the precision of the drawing, the beauty of the print, the richness of Mongez l'aîné's erudite commentary and the exceptional quality of the print run, this work embodies the 18th century's attraction to Antiquity, its myths and its ideal of beauty.

The print stands out for its remarkable state of preservation, the clarity of the print and the nobility of the paper used. It is one of the finest prints in the series published in Paris at the turn of the Enlightenment.

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Condition : Vintage laid paper, foxing.Precise, contrasting print.
Shipping : Clean and fast shipment in rigid tube.

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Additional Information

Condition	Good
Style	Rome and ancient Greece (Engravings, Prints of Rome and ancient Greece Style)
Period	19th century (Engravings, Prints 19th century)
Country of origin	France