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VERY RARE 18th c. Italian Engraving Entitled B. Virginis Matris Occupatio Domestica -By Carlo and Giovanni Ottaviani. After Guido Reni

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Guido Reni (Italian 1575-1642) - Very Rare 18th c. Italian Engraving Entitled B. Virginis Matris Occupatio Domestica -After Guido Reni (Italian 1575-1642) By Carlo and Giovanni Ottaviani.
This was part of what was a set of thirteen 18th Century engravings reproducing fresco paintings by Guido Reni (1575-1642), executed c.1610 in the Cappella dell’ Annunziata, the private chapel of the papal residence on the Quirinale, Rome, [anonymous publisher] c. 1780. Engraving is inscribed lower center with "B. VIRGINIS MATRIS OCCUPATIO DOMESTICA" and contains three attribution signatures/inscriptions: LL: "Guidus RTeni pinx"; LC: "Angeletti del."; LR "appo Ottaviani". One of 13 prints by Carlo and Giovanni Ottaviani reproducing the fresco decorations executed by Guido Reni and assistants (probably Antonio Carracci and Alessandro Albani) Approx. Folio size engraving struck on unwatermarked laid paper. Reni's frescoes were drawn by Pietro Angeletti (1737–1798) for the printmakers Carlo and Giovanni Ottaviani (1735–1808). This plate was derived from the left of the main altar: Virgin sewing, accompanied by two angels B. Virginis Matris occupatio domestica.

Country of Origin: Italy.

Medium: Engraving struck on unwatermarked laid paper.

Title: B. Virginis Matris Occupatio Domestica. (translates to The Virgin Mother domestic duties.)

Artist: Guido Reni (Italian 1575-1642) (After)

Maker: Carlo and Giovanni Ottaviani.

Size: Platemark is approximately 13 by 15 inches (390 by 325 mm); Sheet is 21 1/4 by 15 3/4 inches (540 × 400 mm)

Condition: Very Good Antique Impression with broad margins. This plate was derived from the left of the main altar: The Virgin is sewing, accompanied by two angels.

Signed: appo Ottavianio.

Reference: See Christie’s, ‘Valuable Manuscripts and Printed Books’, London, 24 November 1993, lot 77 (part lot).

***Please note that the physical colors of this item may vary from the pictures in the listing, given the quality of the camera, the lighting and the background used.

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Item id: 18th Century - VERY RARE Italian Engraving Entitled B. Virginis Matris Occupatio Domestica -By Carlo and Giovanni Ottaviani. After Guido Reni
Color: Black, White
Genre: Early European Works of Art
Media: Engraving
Style: Religious Art
Width: 15" (38 cm)
Height: 21" (53 cm)
Origin: Italy • Italian
Age: 18th Century
Item type: Antique