Paper stamp from the Republic of Italy with a reproduction of Leonardo da Vinci's "The Virgin of the Rocks"; woman is the Madonna, child painting is John the Baptist and other child is Christ; adhesive still on back; ultramarine ink; no watermark; designers: Edmondo Pizzi F. Grimaldi (E); perfor…
Paper stamp from the Republic of Italy with a reproduction of Leonardo da Vinci's "The Virgin of the Rocks"; woman is the Madonna, child painting is John the Baptist and other child is Christ; adhesive still on back; ultramarine ink; no watermark; designers: Edmondo Pizzi
F. Grimaldi (E); perforation: comb 13 1/4 x 13; face value: 60 £ - Italian lira.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Purchased by Dr. Chiong for his patent medicine collection, before July 15, 1995.
"REPVBBLICA ITALIANA // POSTE // 60 // LIRE // LEONARDO DA VINCI 1452-1952"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 2005
2005-2-2 Box #8
Dimension Notes
Length: 4.1 cm. x Width: 2.5 cm.
Condition Remarks
Some age/sun discolouration
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
https://colnect.com/en/stamps
Reference Comments
1989 Webster's Dictionary; Wikipedia
Research Facts
Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci[b] (15 April 1452 – 2 May 1519) was an Italian polymath of the High Renaissance who was active as a painter, draughtsman, engineer, scientist, theorist, sculptor, and architect. He made substantial discoveries in anatomy, among many other things.