17th Century Etching By François Tortebat And De Chatillon

Etching after Annibale Carracci : "CRUENTI PARCUNT PROBO", engraved after one of Carracci frescoes* (around 1590-1591) located at the Palazzo Magnani in Bologna
Related to the story of Romulus and Remus and the foundation of Roma as an independant City
François Tortebat (1616 Paris 1690 Paris) was a painter and engraver (etching) student and son of Simon Vouet
*[The bloodthirsty spare the righteous man] or what happens to Romulus because of his piety
One set at : teylersmuseum.eu (Haarlem)
In : collezioni.genusbononiae.it
Bibl. E.Borea, G.Mariani, Annibale Carracci e i suoi incisori, cat.mostra, Roma 1986, pp.36-41
48,4 x 43,9 cm               19,05 x 17,28 in.
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