Auction 80 · Lot 82
Two half-length portraits.
- Estimate
- $2,000–$3,000
- Hammer price
- $3,000
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
author
(SHABTHAI TZVI & NATHAN OF GAZA)
printer
c.
Publication
1670
Description
Featuring the 17th century pseudo-Messiah, wearing turban with right hand pointing at a book. Titled below: “Sabetha Sebi. Vermeynden Messias der Ioden.” * With: His amanuensis. Titled below: “Nathan Levi van Gaza. Propheet van den Ioodschen Messias.”
references
Rubens, Jewish Iconography nos. 2232 and 1463.
summary
Matching pair of etchings of the False Messiah and his Prophet.
7.5 x 11 inches (19.5 x 28 cm) sheet size. Couple tiny tears at margins, touch stained. Matted.
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