Lot 450
450
CAVALLERIIS (or Cavalieri), Joanna Bap[tis]ta de (1525-1597). "Fiet unum ovile, et unus Pastor Ioan X". Rome, 1581. Engr. printed on 2 conjoined lvs., w. captions in upper and lower section. Total size 755 x 260 mm. (A bit worn on the central vertical fold where the 2 sheets meet, but a very good copy).
Allegory of the triumph of the Catholic faith in which pagans are being converted, at right converted Turks fire bows and arrows at representations of the Muslim faith, dedicated to Reverend Antonio de Cavalleris, after Polidoro da Caravaggio. - NB MET New York, Rijksmuseum, British Museam, all dating this print 1581.€ 600
result € 450
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