Wilton album, folio 53a: Saint Agnes
On folio 53 with three other prints: 27.78.1(179-181)
For more information on the Wilton album see entry for 27.78.1(1-428)
Judged by Bartsch to be among "the most beautiful" works by Salimbeni, this etching is related to a preparatory drawing in the Uffizi (inv. no. 10851 F; 209 x 136 mm).
A strong early impression of the first state
For more information on the Wilton album see entry for 27.78.1(1-428)
Judged by Bartsch to be among "the most beautiful" works by Salimbeni, this etching is related to a preparatory drawing in the Uffizi (inv. no. 10851 F; 209 x 136 mm).
A strong early impression of the first state
Artwork Details
- Title: Wilton album, folio 53a: Saint Agnes
- Artist: Ventura Salimbeni (Italian, Siena 1568–1613 Siena)
- Publisher: Iohannes Statius (Dutch, active Rome, 1584–94)
- Date: 1590
- Medium: Etching with engraving
- Dimensions: 8 1/4 × 6 1/8 in. (20.9 × 15.5 cm)
- Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1927
- Object Number: 27.78.1(178)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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