2-Antique Master Prints-THEATRE-PLAY-HOLLANDSCHE-LYS-Kittesteyn-van de Venne-1629

Description

Two rare antique prints depicting theatrical and poetic scenes relating to a foolish virgin, a child murder, etc.

Made by Cornelis van Kittesteyn after Adriaen Pietersz. van de Venne.

Medium: Etching / engraving on hand laid (verge) paper.

Sheet size: 26 x 32 cm (10.24 x 12.6 inch). Image size: 11 x 8 cm. (4.33 x 3.15 inch).

Condition: very good, given age. Trimmed; attached to a carrier sheet with manuscript writing. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

HOLLAND, BRABANTSCHE, LYS, THEATER, POETIC, 1629, QUINTIJN, KITTESTEIJN | EXPO-420 (DUTCH)

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

From ‘De Hollandsche Lys met de Brabantsche Belij …’ by Gilles Quintijn, 1629.

Reference: Hollstein Dutch 21.

Biography engraver: Cornelis van Kittesteyn (1597-1652.) was a Dutch engraver, draughtsman, and art dealer active in Haarlem.

Biography artist: Adriaen Pietersz. van de Venne (active 1589-1662) was a renowned painter of allegories and genre subjects.