The Calumny of Apelles

Giorgio Ghisi Italian
 After Luca Penni Italian

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This proof demonstrates Ghisi’s working method as he translated a complex drawing of a classical scene by the artist Luca Penni on to the engraving plate. Much of the composition has been engraved, but several areas are drawn in pen and a grid remains over the lower right quadrant. Twelve of Ghisi’s proof impressions have survived, and this sheet belonged to the English artist Sir Peter Lely in the seventeenth century.

The Calumny of Apelles, Giorgio Ghisi (Italian, Mantua ca. 1520–1582 Mantua), Engraving; first state of six, with pen and ink; partially squared

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The Calumny of Apelles, Giorgio Ghisi (Italian, Mantua ca. 1520–1582 Mantua), Engraving; first state of six, with pen and ink; partially squared
The Calumny of Apelles, Giorgio Ghisi (Italian, Mantua ca. 1520–1582 Mantua), Engraving; first state of six, with pen and ink; partially squared
The Calumny of Apelles, Giorgio Ghisi (Italian, Mantua ca. 1520–1582 Mantua), Engraving; first state of six, with pen and ink; partially squared
The Calumny of Apelles, Giorgio Ghisi (Italian, Mantua ca. 1520–1582 Mantua), Engraving; first state of six, with pen and ink; partially squared

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