Discover works by Jean-Claude-Richard, Abbé de Saint-Non and learn about the artist
letterpress title page, letterpress text, and etching and engravings (two with hand
Marks Inscriptions recto: inscribed at upper left in pen and brown ink in the hand
Inscriptions & Marks Inscriptions Inscribed at top in the hand of Marcantonio Gandini
Inscriptions & Marks Inscriptions by later hand, lower left in pen and brown ink
The gentle light that illuminates Paul’s head, hand, and epistle, for example, has
admiral was reinforced by the gold-handled staff upon which the sitter rests his hand
The character of the left hand, however, is confusing, for brushstrokes belonging
The Saint Luke and Saint Mark panels were part of a commission from Pope Pius V in 1569 to decorate the newly built Torre Pio (Pius Tower) in the Vatican. The project, for which Vasari was knighted by the pope, was finished in two years.
He holds the inkwell and clutches the top of the tablet with one hand and draws using
Cupid labors against a rolling wheel, apparently trying to stop its momentum. The space around him is energized by a wind that blows his drapery.
Fredericksen’s descriptions of the three sales in their records, Sale Catalogs Br
