Lot 215A
Pieter Perret (Flemish, 1555-1639). "Fountain with Silenus in the Garden of the Cesi Palace near Rome" engraving on laid paper, 1581. From the volume titled "Speculum Romanae Magnificante" (The Mirror of Roman Magnificence) published by Claudio Duchetti after Antonio Lafreri's death in 1577. Signed in the plate "P. Perret, F. 1581". An original engraving depicting an unusual fountain in the garden of Cesi Palace in Rome modeled on the neo-Attic Torlonia Vase. The ancient statue of Silenus was added to the vase after 1550 thus reflecting the Renaissance admiration for the Classical world. A stunning 16th century engraving mounted under glass in an attractive custom frame. Size (image): 13.125" L x 9.375" W (33.3 cm x 23.8 cm) Size (frame): 22.625" L x 17.625" W (57.5 cm x 44.8 cm)
Another 1581 issue of this engraving is held at the Art Institute Chicago (reference number 2014.128). The curatorial team has provided the following description, "A pupil of Cornelis Cort, Pieter Perret traveled to Rome in the 1580s, where he engraved this view of the garden of the Cesi Palace. The curious fountain depicted here has as a base the celebrated neo-Attic Torlonia Vase, which is still preserved in Rome. An ancient statue of Silenus, one of the god Bacchus's inebriated followers, was added to the vase after 1550; thus Perret's print documents a case of a hybrid artwork made from ancient sculpture and adapted to suit Renaissance tastes. Silenus holds a wineskin, gruesomely interpreted by Perret as a decapitated torso of a woman, through which water is poured into the basin below."
About the artist: Pieter Perret was a Flemish artist who studied under Maarten de Vos as well as Gerard de Jofe and also worked at the studio of Cornelis Cort. Appointed as a court artist to King Philip II of Spain, Perret worked in Madrid where he was known as Pedro Perete.
Provenance: ex-Royal Athena Galleries, New York City, New York, USA
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- Condition: Signed in the plate "P. Perret, F. 1581". Engraving is mounted under glass in a custom mat and frame. Fit with suspension wire. Royal Athena Galleries label on gallery paper on the verso. Engraving has not been examined outside the frame but presents with strong imagery.
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