Michelangelo Bonarroti (after Ghisi's 'Portrait of Michelangelo', ca. 1565) by Antonio Capellani
Michelangelo Bonarroti (after Ghisi's 'Portrait of Michelangelo', ca. 1565)
Antonio Capellani
Title
Michelangelo Bonarroti (after Ghisi's 'Portrait of Michelangelo', ca. 1565)
Artist
Year
1760
Technique
engraving
Image Size
7 7/8 x 5 7/16" platemark
Signature
name engraved below image, "An. Capellani Scul."
Edition Size
not applicable
Annotations
engraved on oval framing of portrait: "Michelagnolo Bonarroti Pittore, Scultore, e Architetto Fioretino."
Reference
The portrait of Michelangelo is mentioned in Benezit and Bryan's "Dictionary of Painters and Engravers."
Paper
antique-white laid paper with a partial watermark.
State
Publisher
Bottarini, Rome
Inventory ID
8471
Price
SOLD
Description
Antoinio Capellani was an engraver, born in Venice about 1730. He was a pupil of Wagner and engraved several plates both at Rome and Venice. The greater part of the portraits in the edition of Vasari, published by Bottarini at Rome in 1760, were engraved by Capellani. He also engraved several of the plates for ‘Schola Italicæ Picturæ’ under the direction of Gavin Hamilton. ‘Portrait of Michelangelo Buonarroti’ is considered one of his principal prints.