Donatio Constantini / Seleucus filio ob adulterium utriusq oculi paena daninato populi precib

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height 105 mm x width 261 mm

Art Historical Context

Pietro Sante Bart, a prominent 17th-century Italianaver from Rome, created this etching between 1645 and 1700. Known for his precise reproductive prints that captured classical antiquities, Renaissance masterpieces, and historical narratives, Bartoli contributed to scholarly publications that popularized art history. This compact work, measuring just 105 mm high by 261 mm wide, the intimate scale of etchings—ideal for books or collectors' albums—allowing detailed scenes to unfold in a panoramic format. The intriguing Latin title, *Donatio Constantini / Seleucus filio ob adulterium utriusq ocu...

About the Artist

Pietro Sante Bartoli · 1615–1700

Pietro Santi Bartoli, born in Perugia in 1635, emerged as a pivotal figure in the Roman antiquarian revival of the late seventeenth century. Relocating to Rome as a youth, he initially pursued painting, studying under the French artist Jean Lemaire—known as "Le Petit Lemaire"—and later under the esteemed Nicolas Poussin, whose classical rigor profoundly shaped his early approach. Though traces of ...