Descrizione

Bulino, circa 1540, privo di dati editoriali. Da un soggetto di Michael Coxie.Bellissima prova, impressa su carta vergata coeva con filigrana "aquila con stemma araldico", rifilata al rame, tracce di piega centrale verticale, per il resto in ottimo stato di conservazione.Opera rara, priva del testo in basso. Engraving, circa 1540, without printing details. Aftre Michel Coxie.A very good impression, printed on contemporary laid paper with "eagle with shield" watermark, trimmed to the platemark, showing trace of central fold, otherwiese perfect conditions.Envy. Landscape with Cupid, Jupiter, Neptune and Mercury at centre, Janus beyond, Envy with donkey's ears and other figures (e.g. Abundantia) standing around a table with die at left, two snakes in lower left corner, a bow and a trident in the foreground, Charity suckling a child in lower right corner.A rare work, without the printed text at the bottom. Cfr. Schéle 58; Hollstein 67.