The Entry of the Emperor Sigismund into Mantua
Artist
Antoinette Bouzonnet-Stella
(French, 1638 - 1691)
CultureFrench
Date1675
MediumEngraving
Dimensions6 3/4 × 15 15/16 in. (17.1 × 40.5 cm)
InscribedVarious inscriptions appear across the series, with the makers names appearing on the second print: “Antonia B. Stell sculp.” and “Claudia B. Stella excudit 1675.
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number2024.1.1
Not on view
DescriptionThis is a series of twenty-five engravings replicating a stucco frieze that wraps around the Sala degli Stucchi (Room of the Stuccos) of the Palazzo del Te in Mantua, Italy. The frieze was created around 1530 by Giulio Romano (1499–1546) and Francesco Primaticcio (1504–1570).ProvenanceThe series was purchased from the dealer Pia Gallo, who acquired them from the sale of the collection of L. Bongard; Fonds D’Archives Henriot – Estampes Anciennes de la Collection Bongard, Oger & Blanchet, 22 Rue Drouot 75009 Paris, May 19, 2022.
