The Sacrifice of Iphigenia
Artist: Francesco Salviati
Francesco Salviati (Italy 1510-1563) (after), by Nicolas Beatrizet France and Italy (1507-1565). “The Sacrifice of Iphigenia”. Signed N. BEATRIZET LOTARINGVS F. in the plate. Engraving on laid paper, with a shield with the letter M and a six-pointed star watermark, S. 33.2 x 44.8 cm. Bartsch 43 from the first state, of two, with the address of the publisher Tramezini. 1553. Provenance The collection of Engineer and Major Frank Bensow (1883-1969), with the ink stamp verso (Lugt 982c). In Greek mythology, Iphigenia was a daughter of King Agamemnon and Queen Clytemnestra, and thus a princess of Mycenae. In the story, […]