Phoenix on flames emanating from an amphora bearing the initials G.B.P. The amphora is supported by two winged satyrs

Title: Phoenix on flames emanating from an amphora bearing the initials G.B.P. The amphora is supported by two winged satyrs. Name: Da Ponte, Pacifico – eredi ; [Da Ponte, Pacifico – erede & Piccaglia, Giovanni Battista] Date: 1599-1600 City: Milan Nation: Italy Note: Printers active in Milan; they had the title of archiepiscopal printers, like Pacifico. The heirs were the widow Barbara Bordone and her … Continue reading Phoenix on flames emanating from an amphora bearing the initials G.B.P. The amphora is supported by two winged satyrs

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Still with dolphin and the writing: Aldi filii or: Aldus. In a figurative frame

Title: Still with dolphin and the writing: Aldi filii or: Aldus. In a figurative frame Name: Manuzio, Aldo <1.> – eredi ; [Torresano, Federico ; Manuzio, Paolo] Date: 1544-1559 City: Venice Nation: Italy Note: Heirs of Aldus the Elder were his sons, Marco Manuzio, Antonio and Paolo, all minors at the death of their father; the company was therefore initially managed by Andrea Torresano the … Continue reading Still with dolphin and the writing: Aldi filii or: Aldus. In a figurative frame

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