Marc Antonio Raimondi (1470-1534), after, Rafael... Lot n° 23

Marc Antonio Raimondi after, Raphael after, the poetry. / Description: Engraving, Poetry, after Raphael (1483-1520), after an etching of Marc Antonio Raimondi (1470-1534), made by a highskilled Italian renaisance engraver in 1542. After Bartsch 382. Poetry, Winged Woman as Muse of Poetry with Book and Lyre Sitting on Clouds flanked by Putti. In good condition, excellent very dark early impression printed on thin laid paper, trimmed just in the margins, image nearly complete. left border 1-2 mm made up. Otherwise very good. Very rare etching. / Dimensions: 17,0 cm x 14,6 cm In good condition, excellent very dark early impression printed on thin laid paper, trimmed just in the margins, image nearly complete. left border 1-2 mm made up. Otherwise very good. Very rare etching. / Literature: Reference for the original Durer woodcut: Meder 1932 / Dürer Katalog (215) --- Bartsch / Le Peintre graveur (VII.134.96) --- Schoch 2001-04 / Albrecht Dürer, das druckgraphische Werk. 3 vols I Intaglio, II Woodcuts, III Book illustrations (II.226) Bartsch / Le Peintre graveur (XIV.83.94) (three states) --- Passavant 1860-64 / Le Peintre-Graveur (VI.53.20-23) --- Roma e lo stile classico di Raffaello, ed. by K. Oberhuber, Milan 1999, cat.22-25. engraving