Lot n° 32

MENGHINI, Niccolò [Venus and Adonis], s.d. Etching after Pietro Testa, 36,9 x 46,5 cm (trimmed to platemark); engr. name and Italian dedication. Underlaid. Margins sl. fox., a few marg. defects. 

Estimation : 150 / 200
Adjudication : 270 €
Description
Venus and Adonis resting after a hunting party, surrounded by a number of putti and dogs. Nice scene by the Italian architect and sculptor N. Menghini (Rome 1610), probably a pupil and close associate of Bernini.
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