Rare Antique Master Print-MARE-SEA GOD-NEPTUNE-Jan Sadeler-c.1587

‘Mare’ (The Sea)

Bron: From a series of the Four elements published c. 1587

Age:

Medium: Engraving on hand laid, (verge) paper.

Watermark: Yes, but unclear.

Sheet size: 21.8 x 17.2 cm. Image size: 21.8 x 17.2 cm.

Made by Jan Sadeler I after Dirck Barendsz.

Biographies:

Jan / Johannes Sadeler I (1550-1600), engraver and publisher, eldest of three brothers (with Aegidius I and Raphael I); originally Antwerp; c.1579 to Cologne, often returning to Antwerp; from 1588-95 court engraver in Munich with Raphael I; both left Munich in 1595 and moved to Venice via Verona; imperial privilege 1581, renewed 1593; papal privilege granted c.1598. Jan died in Venice in 1600 and his son Justus took over the firm there. Raphael returned to Munich.

Dirck Barendsz / Theodore Bernards (1534-1592) was a painter, working in Amsterdam and Venice. Born in Amsterdam; 1555 to Rome; worked in Venice in workshop of Titian; around 1562 back in Amsterdam.

Publisher:

Condition: Good. Trimmed at the image. Light soiling. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

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Storage Location: PCO-E8-17