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Domenico Beccafumi — The Destruction of a Furnace (Passavant VI.152.12)
Domenico Beccafumi

The Destruction of a Furnace (Passavant VI.152.12)

A Renaissance engraving by Domenico Beccafumi depicting a biblical or mythological scene of furnace destruction. The work demonstrates Mannerist compositional techniques characteristic of 16th-century Italian printmaking.

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Old Master Prints

December 2, 2022

Estimate: $2,000$3,000

Lot 29

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Domenico Beccafumi, The Destruction of a Furnace (Passavant VI.152.12)

A Renaissance engraving by Domenico Beccafumi depicting a biblical or mythological scene of furnace destruction. The work demonstrates Mannerist compositional techniques characteristic of 16th-century Italian printmaking.

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Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Biblical Narrative, Italian Art, Engraving, Mythological, Mannerism, Renaissance

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