Print Description
Medium: Engraving on hand laid (verge) paper. Watermark: Winged eagle coat of arms.
Sheet size: 33.4 x 25.6 cm (13.15 x 10.08 inch). Image size: 28.8 x 22.5 cm. (11.34 x 8.86 inch).
Condition: very good, given age. Light foxing, creasing and soiling. Wide margins. Small tear at top left. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
SAMSON, DELILAH, BIBLICAL, POWER OF WOMEN, BETRAYAL, RAPHAEL SADELER, JODOCUS VAN WINGHE, 16TH CENTURY, MANNERISM, DUTCH PRINT | PCO-A56-15
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Published by Raphael Sadeler I in 1589 as part of the ‘power of woman of men’ series.
Reference: Hollstein Dutch and Flemish XXI.250.180.
Early edition.
Biography engraver: Raphael Sadeler I (1560/1561-1628/1632), Flemish engraver and publisher, was one of the most prominent members of the Sadeler family of printmakers. Working in Venice, Munich, and Prague, he created and published a vast range of prints, especially after Northern Mannerist artists.
Biography artist: Jodocus van Winghe (1544-1603), a Flemish painter and designer, was known for his courtly allegorical and biblical works. He worked in Frankfurt and was a central figure in early Northern Mannerism, designing many scenes reproduced in print.
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