Michelangelo Buonarroti ( Caprese Michelangelo 1475 - Rome 1564)
Cristoforo Coriolano (1530/60 - Venice c.1604)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
1568
Materials
Paper
Measurements
130 mm (H)110 mm (W)130 mm (H)110 mm (W)
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Felbrigg, Norfolk
NT 1397294
Summary
Print, woodcut, . Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475 - 1564) by Cristoforo Coriolano (1530/60 - Venice 1604?). Oval portrait framed by pedimented archway with supporting figures. Letterpress on reverse, trimmed so incomplete. 'Michelagnolo Buonar. Pit. Scultore, et Architet'. B1.93. Portrait of Michelangelo, oval in niche, prefaced to his life in Giorgio Vasari, 'Vita del Gran Michelangelo Buonarroti' (Florence: Giunti, 1568)
Makers and roles
Cristoforo Coriolano (1530/60 - Venice c.1604), engraver