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JACOB MATHAM (1571-1631) AFTER MICHELANGELO BUONARROTI (1475-1564)
Moses
engraving, circa1601-05, on laid paper, watermark Fleur-de-Lys, a fine, rich and tonal impression of the first state (of two)
Plate & Sheet 365 x 245 mm.
Provenance
With Jan Johnson, Montreal.
Eric G. Stanley (1923-2018), Oxford; acquired from the above in January 1986.
Literature
Hollstein 9; New Hollstein 5
Special notice
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Lot Essay

Michelangelo's famous statue of Moses is part of the tomb of Pope Julius II at the church of San Pietro in Vincoli in Rome.
Pope Julius II (1443-1513), born Giuliano della Rovere and famously portrayed by Raphael, commissioned Michelangelo with the sculptural programme for his tomb in 1505. It was completed in 1545.

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