Ottley, William Young: An inquiry into the origin and early history of engraving: upon copper and in wood ; with an account of engravers and their works, from the invention of chalcography by Maso Finiguerra to the time of Marc Antonio Raimondi (Band 2) (London, 1816) [Cicognara, 266B]

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N1C0LETT0 DA MODENA.

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no, ni, ro, n. r, or n. m, often accompanied by a small jug, and
sometimes with the addition of two small branches of laurel or some
other tree. I omit, in the following catalogue of Nicoletto, all
the prints ascribed to him by Bartsch which are without the name
or initials of the artist. I have already given my reasons for the
belief that a very large proportion of those pieces appertain to
another school.* On the other hand I add a few prints with which
Bartsch was unacquainted.

Sacred and Devotional Subjects.

David and Goliath.

David is standing in the middle of the print, resting with his left
foot on the body of the giant. In his right hand he holds the sling,
and in his left the head of Goliath. Upon the upper part of a
column, on the left, is inscribed, david ; and above, are the letters
n o, placed one on each side of a small jug. This piece measures
two inches and three-eighths in height, by one inch and a half in
width. {Bartsch, No. 1.)

Judith with the Head of Holofernes.

She has a sabre in her right hand, and in her left the head of
Holofernes. She is naked, and directs her steps towards the left.
Upon a pedestal, on the left, is inscribed iudit, and upon the
piece of a column thrown on the ground, on the right, are the
letters ni ro. This piece measures three inches and five-eighths in
height, by two inches and three-eighths in width. (Bartsch, No. 2.)

* Vid. p. 318, and p. 449-