Giorgio Mantovano GHISI (c.1512/20-1582) Venus and Adonis 1570 Lewis 42 Copper engraving after Theodore Ghisi Proof cut at the edge of the composition, from a late edition, Rossi's address erased H. 31.5 cm - W. 22 cm (the sheet) AC Numerous folds, especially visible on the verso. According to Massari, the plate, which was in the papal chalcography until 1823, was destroyed after being described as obscene by Leo XII.