Artist: Guido Reni (Italian, 1575–1642), after.
Intermediary engraver: Adrian van Melar (Flemish, 1633–1667), after.
Engraver: Cornelis Galle II or Cornelis Galle the Younger (Flemish, 1615–1678) [or workshop?].
Title: The head of the Virgin. Bust of the Virgin Mary in a radiating oval slightly turned to the left.
Signed and Inscribed in plate: Lettered in the banderole: ante te omne desiderium meum; Lettered with the name of an engraver and/or publisher: C. Galle.
Dimensions: Image/platemark 11" x 8".
Publisher: Cornelis Galle II (1615-1678) Cornelis Galle the Younger (Flemish, 1615–1678).
Date: Second half of the 17th century.
Materials and Techniques: engraving on laid paper mounted on another sheet of paper.
Watermark: yes.
Mat and Frame: backing sheet.
Provenance: The Estate of George "Yorgo" Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute, and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, from 1965-2000.
Condition: Trimmed margins. The u.r. and l.r. corners were torn and glued back. The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: Italian School XVII C. Flemish School XVII C.
Notes:
- This entry incorporates text from the catalog entry of the same item from the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art 51.501.4679.
- Publisher's proof mirroring engraving by Adrian van Melar; the plate is extended, and C. Galle's signature is placed inside the image. For engraving by A. van Melar see The Metropolitan Museum of Art 51.501.4679.
- See also Copy in reverse after an engraving by Mellan from the BM 1952,0405.198.