The Genius of the Painter, Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, Italian, 1609-1664, Giovanni Giacomo de'Rossi, Italian, 1627 - 1691, Etching on off-white laid paper, Vertical etching of the genius of the printer is represented by the figure of a young man, almost nude, seated at right, facing left in profile. Before him is an altar dedicated to the Goddess of Painting. He holds a trumpet in his left hand; a book in the other on which appears the inscription: 'Genium Jo. Bendicti Castilionis Ianuen-Inv. Fe.' At the left are two children, one beating a drum; the other holding a basket filled with doves. Above, a genius blows the trumpet, while pointing to the crown of immortality. At lower right, an inscription dedicated to M. de Mernhe, seigneur de Clootvyck. Center below: address of G.J. de Rossi and date., Italy, 1645-47, figures, Print, Print

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