Albrecht Dürer ( 1471-1528) , Hieronymus Poro... Lot n° 29

Albrecht Durer - Virgin with swaddled Child - Girolamo Porro / Description: Virgin with the swaddled Child, sitting on a stony bench with a cushion. 1520. Engraving after Dürer with his monogram and the date 1520 on the tablet; At right from the tablet 'Poro'. (Girolamo Porro was an engraver from Parma, An unconfirmed guess is that poro stands for Girolamo Porro (1520-1604) Reference for Dürer: Meder 1932 / Dürer Katalog (40) -- Bartsch (38) / Dimensions: 14,10 x 9,60 cm / Condition: Silvery impression trimmed on plate border. With two hinges on a support sheet. Small defect at the top middle border line. / Literature: B.38. Copy 1 ------ Girolamo Porro is an engraver from Parma, pupil of Eanea Vico. His engravings are called 'superbement exécutés' in the Benezit. The British museum holds an etching by him signed : 'Hieronymus poro fecit' (1868,0612.1372). I'm unaware if this quasi certain identification of 'Poro' was registered before. / Medium: Engraving