Artist: Bonaventura Lamberti (1653 - 1721) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, after.
Engraver: Sir Nicolas Dorigny (1658 - 1746) was a French engraver. His education prepared him for the legal field, and he followed that profession until he was thirty years of age, when, as a result of deafness, he turned to the arts.
Title: S. Petrus Martijr Ordinis Predicatorum. The martyrdom of St Peter Martyr.
Signed, Numbered, Titled, and Dated: S.Petrus Martijr Ordinis Predicatorum. Romae ex officina Dom. de Rubeis ad Templum S.M. de Pace cum Privil. S.P. An.1695. Sup. perm. Ventura Lambertis inuent et Pinx. "Nicolas Dorigny" l.r. hardly visible due to the unevenly trimmed margin.
Dimensions: 20' x 12".
Publisher: Domenico de Rossi.
Date: 1695.
Materials and Techniques: engraving on laid paper mounted on wove paper;
extremities are reinforced recto from three sides.
Watermark: yes.
Provenance: The Estate of George "Yorgo" Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute, and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, from 1965-2000.
Condition: Trimmed unevenly; foxing. Reinforced horizontal fold. The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Museums and Libraries: The British Museum 1871,0429.485.
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: Italian School XVII C.
This entry incorporates text from Wikipedia and the catalog entry of the same item from The British Museum collection.