Print Description
Allegorical male figure representing Day, stepping forward with flowers in his right hand and a torch in his left. Background includes a formal garden.
Made by Jeremias Falck after Joachim von Sandrart.
Medium: Engraving on hand-laid (verge) paper.
Sheet size: 25.3 x 33.8 cm (9.96 x 13.31 inch). Image size: 25.3 x 33.8 cm. (9.96 x 13.31 inch).
Condition: good, given age. Slight foxing, creasing and soiling. Small tear at bottom left. Some text corrections using paint. Losely atteached to a carrier sheet. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
ALLEGORY, TIME, TWELVE MONTHS, JEREMIAS FALCK, JOACHIM VON SANDRART, 17TH-CENTURY ENGRAVING, DAY ALLEGORY, DUTCH GOLDEN AGE, FORMAL GARDEN
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Series “The Twelve Months,” created for Schleissheim Palace, published by Joachim von Sandrart in Amsterdam, 1645.
Reference: Hollstein (83), Block 1890 (83).
Biography engraver: Jeremias Falck (c. 1610-1677) was a renowned German engraver of the Baroque period, celebrated for his precision and collaboration with prominent artists such as Joachim von Sandrart.
Biography artist: Joachim von Sandrart (1606-1688) was a German Baroque painter and engraver, known for his allegorical and historical works, as well as his publications on art theory and history.
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