Print Description
Medium: Engraving on hand laid (verge) paper.
Sheet size: 27.5 x 19.2 cm (10.83 x 7.56 inch). Image size: 27.5 x 19.2 cm. (10.83 x 7.56 inch).
Condition: fair, given age. Heavy soiling and browning throughout. Trimmed unevenly. Lower right corner torn. Minor creases and handling wear. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
LOT, ANGELS, ESCAPE FROM SODOM, OLD TESTAMENT, PHILIPS GALLE, ANTHONIE BLOCKLANDT, FAMILY FLEEING, BIBLICAL ENGRAVING, 16TH CENTURY PRINT | PCO-A56-09
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
No. 3 from a series of 4 engraved by Philips Galle after Anthonie Blocklandt van Montfoort, ca. 1557-1570. From the series “The Story of Lot”.
Reference: New Hollstein 8; Hollstein Dutch 6.
Early edition.
Biography engraver: Philips Galle (1537-1612) was a Flemish engraver and influential publisher active in Haarlem and later Antwerp. He was a pupil of Dirck Volckertsz Coornhert and worked closely with Hieronymus Cock before establishing his own successful press. Known for publishing prints after Heemskerck, van Blocklandt, Stradanus, and others.
Biography artist: Anthonie Blocklandt van Montfoort (1533/34-1583) was a Dutch Mannerist painter trained by Frans Floris. Active in Delft and later Utrecht, he produced altarpieces, biblical scenes, and portraits, playing a pivotal role in the development of Northern Mannerism.
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