Tityus

ANONYMOUS ITALIAN (MID-16TH CENTURY) AFTER MICHELANGELO BUONARROTI (1475-1564) Tityus engraving, 1543, on laid paper, watermark Greek Cross in Quatrefoil surmounted by a Star (not in Briquet nor Woodward), a fine and atmospheric impression of the first state (of three), printing with plate tone and very pronounced wiping marks, mainly in the sky and ground, trimmed to or just outside the borderline, with some minor defects and repairs, generally in good condition Sheet 291 x 423 mm.