Print Description
A garden with a maze, fountains, and pergolas, where young people enjoy themselves. In the foreground, angels guide young men to a house where arts and crafts are practiced. his print represents the Corinthian order, covering the ages of 16 to 32, with young people engaging in creative pursuits.
Made by Johannes Wierix after Hans Vredeman de Vries.
Medium: Engraving on hand-laid (verge) paper.
Sheet size: 27.4 x 20.8 cm (10.79 x 8.19 inch). Image size: 27.4 x 20.8 cm. (10.79 x 8.19 inch).
Condition: excellent, given age. A few small wormholes in bottom margin, backed. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
WIERIX, VREDEMAN DE VRIES, CORINTHIAN ORDER, MAZE, GARDEN, YOUTH, ARTS, RENAISSANCE, ENGRAVING, ALLEGORY. | EXPO-423
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Published by Peeter Baltens in Antwerp as part of “Theatrum Vit? Human?” series, 1577.
Reference: Hollstein Dutch 1989, Hollstein Dutch 437.
Biography engraver: Johannes Wierix (1549-1618), an Antwerp-based engraver renowned for his detailed works often depicting religious and allegorical themes. Part of the prolific Wierix family of engravers.
Biography artist: Hans Vredeman de Vries (1527-1606), a Dutch Renaissance artist, architect, and theorist, whose works influenced architectural designs and ornamentation in Europe.
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