Pietro Testa (1611-1650) detto Il Lucchesino - Venere e Adone

Rare original engraving by Pietro Testa made between 1631 and 1637.
Dimensions: 33. 6 x 45. 2 (trimmed)

Contemporary edition on thin laid paper with watermark "lily flower on three mountains within a single circle surmounted by the letter M" (Woodward, 112. Rome, 1580) .
Fairly good condition of conservation after the restoration of numerous tears and gaps and graphic reconstruction (see photo) . The lower margin lacks the (trimmed) five-line dedication by Nicolò Menghini to Sebastiano Antinori.

Bartsch, XX, 25. Bellini (Head) , 13. Cropper, 16.