Antique Master Print-BIBLE-LANDSCAPE-LOST-SON-LUKE-15-Vorsterman-Bril-1650-1655

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‘AND HEE WOULD FAINE HAVE FILLED HIS BELLIE WITH THE HUSKES THAT THE SWINE ATE – THE 15 CHAP OF S. LUKE 16:17 VERSE’

– Expansive Biblical landscape with hilly terrain, castles, and distant towns. Foreground features the Prodigal Son in destitution among pigs and chickens, referencing Luke 15:11-

32. Old English caption from the King James Bible included.

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Description

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

Sheet size: 33 x 24.8 cm (12.99 x 9.76 inch). Image size: 31 x 24.7 cm. (12.2 x 9.72 inch).

Condition: very good, given age. Remains of paper tape on reverse, small margins, small tear top right, fold in middle. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

RELIGIOUS, BIBLICAL, LUKE 15, PRODIGAL SON, 17TH-CENTURY ENGRAVING, CASTLE LANDSCAPE, PARABLE ILLUSTRATION, OLD TESTAMENT, REPENTANCE | EXPO-DUTCH

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Published by Vorsterman, ca. 1650?1655.

Reference: Hollstein Dutch 14.

Biography engraver: Lucas Emil I Vorsterman (1595-1675) was a Dutch engraver from Zaltbommel. From 1618 to 1622, he collaborated with Peter Paul Rubens.

Biography artist: Paul Bril (1554-1626) was a Flemish painter and draughtsman known for Italianate landscapes, active in Rome.

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Dimensions 24 × 33 × 1 cm

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