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CESIO, Carlo [1622-1682] after Guido RENI [1575-1642].. St. Andrew Led to Martyrdom.
etching with engraving. 297 x 446 (image). narrow margins. signed in the plate. beige laid paper (11 short tears & 1 small hole at edges entering image, crease in upper left corner, remains of mounting on verso). Likely Third State with name of Vincentius (Vincenzo) Billy as publisher in the plate. St. Andrew is shown kneeling with his arms extended and hands together in prayer, his clothes being stripped from him, surrounded by soldiers (some on horseback) and onlookers. His cross is visible on a hill in the distance on the upper right. The scene is after a fresco by Guido Reni located in the Oratory of St. Andrew in San Gregorio Magno in Rome. This is one of Cesio's major prints. Bartsch 3.
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