HEEMSKERCK, Maerten van
(b. 1498, Heemskerck, d. 1574, Haarlem)
HEEMSKERCK, Maerten van (b. 1498, Heemskerck, d. 1574, Haarlem) |
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Garden of the Casa Galli1532-35Engraving Staatliche Museen, Berlin | |
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The engraving depicts the garden of the banker and humanist Jacopo Galli in Rome. Among the antique statues and fragments Michelangelo's Bacchus can be seen. The Bacchus was commissioned by Cardinal Riario, and it was purchased by the banker when Riario refused to pay for it. | |
