DEATH OF SAINT PETER MARTYR OF VERONA ~ 1840 GIORGIONE Bible Art Print Engraving

Description: MARTYRDOM OF ST. PETER THE DOMINICAN Artist: Giorgione _________________ Engraver: W. T. Fry IMAGE IS MUCH SHARPER AND BRIGHTER THAN SCAN SHOWS !! A HIGH QUALITY STEEL ENGRAVING BOOKPLATE FROM THE 1830'S!! PERFECT FOR FRAMING AS AN ART PRINT FOR YOUR DEN !! VERY ANTIQUE & OLD WORLD LOOKING. ITEM(s) OVER 160 YEARS OLD!! Giorgio Barbarelli, the tutor of Titian, and of Sebastian del Piombo, and the real father of the Venetian school of painting, who obtained the cognomen of Giorgione, from a certain grandeur conferred upon him by Nature, no Jess of mind, than of form; (and which appears, also, impressed upon his productions, as the mental character of a man is by some supposed to be on his hand-writing;) received the rudiments of his professional education in the school of Bellini; but modestly animated by the lofty consciousness of genius, he soon rose superior to his instructor, and became the inventor of a new style of art. No artist, before Giorgione, had acquired that hardihood and determination of the pencil by which his works are distinguished, producing at due distance an effect so striking. Lanzi adds, that from the period of his youth, when he felt assured enough to assume this boldness and originality, he continued to ennoble his manner, rendering the contours more round and ample, the fore-shortenings more new, and the expression of the countenances more warm and lively, as well as the motions of his figures. His draperies, with all the other accessories of the art, became more select; the graduations of the different colors more soft and natural; and his chiaroscuro more powerful and effective. It was in this last, indeed, that Venetian painting had hitherto been most deficient, while it had been introduced by Du Vinci into the rest of the schools, previous to the sixteenth century. Vasari is of opinion that, from the same artist, or rather from some of his drawings, or pictures, it was first acquired by Giorgione: this supposition, however, Boschini will not admit, but boldly maintains that Giorgione was his own master and scholar. Alas ! this great genius died at the early age of thirty-four, in the year 1511; and with the exception of Titian and Sebastian, his productions, rather than the pupils he educated, remained to instruct the Venetians in his art of painting. It is much to be regretted that we have not got in the National Gallery a better specimen of Giorgione's abilities, than the Peter Martyr, which, though it came from the Orleans Collection, has evidently been damaged, and worked upon in the way of reparation by other hands than his own. Its subject, the Martyrdom, or rather Assassination of Peter the Dominican, (who was afterwards canonized,) may be briefly rehearsed. Peter was of the Dominican fraternity, and a Holy Inquisitor-what they term a General of the order. He was strict, unmerciful, and " persecuted for the faith"-a phrase which would not now be endured ; and, by certain military gentlemen, members of a family who thought themselves deeply injured by his proceedings, was assassinated near the entrance of a forest, as he was travelling with a brother of his own order, who escaped. The picture, which came to the National Gallery with the Carr Collection, measures 4 feet 9.5 inches, by 3 feet 4 inches. SIZE: Image size in inches is 4 1/2" x 6 1/2", overall page size is 7 " x 10". CONDITION: Good condition. Nothing on reverse. Printed on thick rag stock paper. Thick quality rag stock paper. SHIPPING: Buyers to pay shipping/handling, domestic orders receives priority mail, international orders receive regular mail. We pack properly to protect your item! An engraving is an intaglio process of printing, with the design to be produced is cut below the surface of the plate (made of copper, steel or wood), and the incised lines are filled with ink that is then transferred to paper. The portraits on our currency are good examples of engraved images. A Photogravure is an intaglio process in which the plate is produced photographically. Please note: the terms used in our auctions for engraving, heliogravure, lithograph, line drawing, photogravure etc. are ALL images on paper. THIS IS AN ACTUAL STEEL ENGRAVING FROM THE 1830's! NOT A REPRODUCTION!

Price: 8.99 USD

Location: New Providence, New Jersey

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