Name: 16-Rare-Antique Master Prints-AMSTERDAM-SACRAMENT-MIRACLE-Bolswert-Marius-1639
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16-Rare-Antique Master Prints-AMSTERDAM-SACRAMENT-MIRACLE-Bolswert-Marius-1639

€395.00

‘AMSTELREDAMS EER ENDE OPCOMEN DOOR DE DENCKWAERDIGE MIRAKLEN… 1639 / ‘T ANTWERPEN BY HENDRICK AERTSSENS / BOETIUS A BOLSWEERT.’

– A set of 16 small narrative prints, each with Latin and Dutch captions, illustrating the miracle of the Holy Sacrament of Amsterdam (1345). The scenes include clergy, church interiors, processions, and depictions of transubstantiation and veneration.

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Description

Medium: Engraving on hand laid (verge) paper.

Sheet size: 11.5 x 8 cm (4.53 x 3.15 inch). Image size: 11.5 x 8 cm. (4.53 x 3.15 inch).

Condition: very good, given age. Light foxing, creasing and soiling. Trimmed to the image. Ocassional small damage to paper edges. Loosely attached to a carrier sheet. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

EUCHARIST, AMSTERDAM MIRACLE, TRANSUBSTANTIATION, 17TH CENTURY, CATHOLIC PRINTS, BO?TIUS ? BOLSWERT, HENDRICK AERTSSENS, LEONARDUS MARIUS | PCO-EXPO-DUTCH

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Amstelredams eer ende opcomen…, text by Leonardus Marius, published by Hendrick Aertssens, Antwerp, 1639. This work served as a encourgement to catholics to continue their faith, despite the times of reformation.

Reference: BLC v. 36, p. 415.

Provenance: Ex. collection G. Leonhardt.

Biography engraver: Boetius a Bolswert (ca. 1580-1633) was a renowned Flemish engraver known for his collaborations with Rubens and Van Dyck. His engravings are marked by technical refinement and deep religious expression.

Biography artist: Leonardus Marius (1588-1652) was a professor in theologie in Amsterdam.