Print Description
Medium: Engraving on hand laid (verge) paper.
Sheet size: 26.5 x 19.6 cm (10.43 x 7.72 inch). Image size: 26.5 x 19.6 cm. (10.43 x 7.72 inch).
Condition: good, given age. Light foxing, creasing, and soiling. Trimmed to the plate mark. Remains of paper from attachment in rear corners. Small tear at bottom left, backed. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
GIDEON, MIDIANITES, JUDGES 7, OLD TESTAMENT, BIBLICAL BATTLE, TRUMPET, RAM’S HORN, TORCH, THESAURUS SACRARUM HISTORIARUM, GERARD DE JODE, MAERTEN DE VOS, ANTWERP ENGRAVING, BIBLICAL PRINT | PCO-A56-32
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
From: Thesaurus sacrarum historiarum veteris (et novi) testamenti, published by Gerard de Jode, Antwerp, 1585. Series: Geschiedenis van Gideon, plate 4 of 4.
State: First edition from the original 1585 edition.
Reference: Hollstein Dutch 90-2(3); Mielke 16; Rijksmuseum RP-P-1904-3568.
Biography engraver: Gerard de Jode (1509-1591) was a Dutch catographer, engraver and publisher from Nijmegen, active in Antwerp. He is particularly known for his Atlas: ‘Speculum Orbis Terrarum’, published in 1578.
Biography artist: Maerten de Vos (1532-1603) was one of the leading Flemish painters and designers of the late Renaissance. Active in Antwerp, he created altarpieces, allegorical works and an extensive corpus of designs for prints. His compositions were widely disseminated through engravings published by major Antwerp print houses.
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