Antique Master Print-ALLEGORICAL-ENGRAVING-DIES-Falck-Sandrart-1645

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 with small coat of arms watermark.

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, backed. Additional small tears at top right and right middle, backed. Small areas with slight paper loss, backed. Some text corrections using white paint, with some paper loss, backed. A few pinsice holes in top area. Image in very good condition. 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.