by Johannes STRADANO (Bruges 1523 - Florence 1605) “Joh.Med. Mediolano obsesso ... (the siege of Milan) "Original burin engraving from the collection entitled" Medicae Familiae rerum feliciter gestarum victoriae et triumphi, elegantissimis iconibus to Johannes Stradano Flandro very artificial penicillo outlined and to Philippo Galleo in aes incisa et edita 1583 ”, twenty plates plus the frontispiece, engraved, printed and published in Antwerp by Philipp Galle with the collaboration of Hendrick Goltzius in 1583. Beautiful copy printed with rich shades of gray on a portion of thin laid paper paper bearing the filigree" Gloved hand with flower "not exactly found on Briquet but still referable to paper production of the XVI century, with large margins beyond the imprint of the plate, some small defects at the edges including two tears recomposed on the lower one that do not affect the engraved part, overall in excellent general condition. Bibliography: Baroni Vannucci “Jan van der Straet ...” Milan 1997 No. 691.12. "The Illustrated Bartsch" New York 1978 vol. 56 n ° 102,12. Wurzbach “Niederlandisches Kunstler Lexicon” Leipzig 1906–1911 vol.2 pages 668 and 669. Measurements in mm: 220ca x 296ca