GIUSEPPE MENABUONI

Cone Shells (Pl. 22) ID2558
Gualtieri's Index Testarum Conchyliorum. 1742.

Later Hand-Colored • Original Engraving • Italy - 18th century
Custom rag mat • 15.00" x 9.76" image size • 21.50" x 15.75" outer size

Price: $987.50

Guiseppe Menabuoni was the engraver selected by Niccolo Gualtieri to illustrate his pioneering study of shells commissioned by Cosimo III, the Medici ruler of Tuscany. His work is distinguished for its bold engravings of what appears to be upside down shells casting a shadow.