Framed Prints After George Gower and Don Silvestro dei Gherarducci

Item Details

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A set of two framed prints after 14th-16th century works. Featured is a contemporary giclee on paper after a 1579 oil on panel portrait by listed English portrait artist George Gower (1540-1596). The piece, titled The Plimpton ‘Sieve’, Portrait of Queen Elizabeth I, depicts the virgin queen holding a sieve in her left hand. The image includes the royal coat of arms, printed inscriptions in Latin and a portion of a map image of the British Empire. The print is matted in white and presented under glass in a gold tone frame with a hanging bracket and print information attached to the verso. More information about the original work, on display at the Folger Shakespeare Library, can be found by visiting the link below ‘Additional Information’. Also included is an offset lithograph on paper after a 1392–1399 leaf illustration by Don Silvestro dei Gherarducci, titled Nativity, in an initial P. The original image was discovered in a Gradual text produced by Santa Maria degli Angeli monastery in Florence, Italy. The piece is double matted in off-white and pink and presented under glass in a gold tone frame with hanging loops and print information attached to the verso. More information about the original piece, on display at The Morgan Library and Museum, can be found by visiting the link below ‘Additional Information’.

Condition

- discoloration and foxing to edges of both mats; minor abrasions and scratching to frames, especially to edges; tape to verso of Gherarducci frame.

Dimensions

- measured larger frame; visible image measures approximately 8.25" W x 12.25" H.

Item #

17WDC015-313

Additional Information

"The Plimpton Sieve" at Folger Shakespeare Library, "Nativity, in an initial P" at The Morgan Library and Museum