Five Plates, from: The Sistine Chapel

GIORGIO GHISI (1520-1582) AFTER MICHELANGELO BUONAROTTI (1475-1564) Five Plates, from: The Sistine Chapel five engravings, circa 1570-75, each on two joined sheets of laid paper, including: The Eritrean Sybil, without watermark, a fine, dark impression of the first state (of five), made-up paper losses along the sheet edges, laid down to a support sheet; The Prophet Ezekiel, watermark Kneeling Saint with Cross in Shield (Lewis 57, circa 1570-1538), a good impression of the third state (of five), trimmed to or just inside the platemark, backed at the sheet edges, a few small paper losses and touches of pen and ink; The Prophet Joel, without watermark, a good but later impression of the fourth state (of five), with small to thread margins; The Prophet Jeremiah, watermark Letters in Shield (Lewis 47, circa 1690), a good, dark impression of the third state (of four), the sheet skilfully remargined, with touches of pen and ink in places; and another impression of The Prophet Jeremiah, without watermark, a later impression of the third state (of four), with narrow to thread margins, a repaired paper loss at the upper right sheet edge and other repairs Sheet 565 x 429 mm. (L. 45) Plate & Sheet 566 x 444 mm. (L. 46) Plate 566 x 424 mm., Sheet 574 x 429 mm. (L. 44) Sheet 574 x 441 mm. (L. 48) Plate 566 x 436 mm., Sheet 572 x 442 mm. (L. 48/2) (5)