Print Description
Medium: Engraving on Hand laid (verge) paper.
Sheet size: 42 x 32.2 cm (16.54 x 12.68 inch). Image size: 32 x 23.2 cm. (12.6 x 9.13 inch).
Condition: good, given age. Light waterstaining in upper margin, slightly frayed edges, strong and clear impression. About five wormholes in the sheet. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
GOOD SHEPHERD, CHRIST, SHEEP, WOLVES, BIBLICAL SCENE, ENGRAVING, FLEMISH, MAARTEN DE VOS, JULIUS GOLTZIUS, 16TH CENTURY, RELIGIOUS PRINT | PCO-E30-08
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Published by Isack Houwens, active c. 1650-1700.
Biography engraver: Julius Goltzius (1555-1601), a Flemish printmaker and publisher. He was probably born in Antwerp around 1555 as the son of the painter, printer, publisher and humanist Hubert Goltzius and his wife Elisabeth Verhulst. His mother came from a well-known family of painters and illuminators from Mechelen. Her sister Mayken Verhulst married Pieter Coecke van Aelst and became the mother-in-law of Pieter Bruegel the Elder. Julius Goltzius married in 1587 in Antwerp and probably died in that city well after 1601.
Biography artist: Maarten de Vos (1532-1603) was a prominent Flemish painter and draughtsman known for religious scenes and designs for prints. His elegant style and clarity made his work popular among publishers.
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