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Giovanni Battista Galestruzzi, artist
Italian, 1618 - 1677
Bust of a Woman in a Niche between Two Vases, plate 3 from the series of Antique War Trophies after Polidoro da Caravaggio's faÁade for the Palazzo Milesi, Rome, circa 1658
Etching
11.9 x 16.2 cm (image)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Marcus Sopher Collection 1985.1.419

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after, Polidoro Caldara

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Artist Biography: Painter and engraver, born in Florence in 1618, died after 1661. Worked in Florence and Rome, became a member of Accademia San Luca (Rome) in 1652. Pupil of Francesco Furini. Began etching ca. 1654, made prints after Polidoro's faÁade of the Palazzo Milesi, Rome, as well as an archeologically impressive series of antique gems republished many times. His last dated work was a 1661 frontispiece, but he was a signer of the 1677 agreement that united the Accademia S. Luca with the French Academy in Rome. ~~Reference: Bartsch, Adam. Le Peintre-graveur. Vol.21. W¸rzburg: 1920.~Bellini, P. Italian Artists of the Sixteenth Century. The Illustrated Bartsch. Vol. 46. New York: 1982, Abaris Books.~Bellini, P. Italian Artists of the Sixteenth Century. The Illustrated Bartsch. Vol. 46 Commentary. New York: 1983, Abaris Books.~

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