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Andrea Mantegna after, c. 1500 The Entombment; With Four Birds. Unsigned. Engraving on laid paper. Sheet size 44.6×35.9 cm. Reference: Arthur M. Hind, Early Italian engraving: a critical catalogue, vol. II, 1948, 11-b. Mark Zucker, The Illustrated Bartsch 25, Early Italian Masters, Pollaiulo, Fogolino, Mocetto, Mantegna, Modena m.fl., 1980, 12-a. The subject is thought to have derived from a lost drawing by Mantegna. Three engraved versions are known: the present version; a version in the same direction but with three rather than four birds in the sky; and a reverse copy of the latter. Entombment with Four Birds has been suggested by Hind and Bartsch as the prototype for the version with the three birds. In Revisiting Mantegna, Print Quarterly, vol. 3, 2021, pp. 251–88, David Landau suggests Simone Ardizzone (active c. 1475) as the engraver of The Entombment with Four Birds. A good, but possibly later impression. Comparable to the impression held in Saint Louis Art Museum (Inv. No. 223:2021) Condition Restored. Several made-up areas and retouches - notably at lower right corner and on the left side near upper corner. A few small discolourations. Closed tears. Surface wear and paper loss from silverfish. Laid down on support paper. Examined in frame.
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