Description
Engraving of Saint Albinus holding a palm branch, with cherubs above and figures in the background.
Made by Theodor Matham after Abraham van Diepenbeeck.
Medium: Engraving on hand laid (verge) paper.
Sheet size: 14 x 25 cm (5.51 x 9.84 inch). Image size: 14 x 25 cm. (5.51 x 9.84 inch).
Condition: good, given age. Slight paper loss in top left corner. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
SAINT ALBINUS, RELIGIOUS ENGRAVING, BAROQUE ART, FLEMISH PRINT | PCO-E22-14
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Published by Martinus van den Enden, part of a series of Saints, published c.1615-1676.
Reference: Referenced in collections of Flemish religious prints, often tied to Antwerp publishers.
Biography engraver: Theodor Matham, also Theodoor Matham (born 1589) was a Dutch engraver. He was the younger son of the better known engraver Jacob Matham, and the brother of the engravers Jan and Adriaen Matham.
Biography artist: Abraham van Diepenbeeck (1596-1675) was Dutch painter, draftsman, glass painter, print maker and tapestry designer who worked most of his active career in Antwerp. He designed glass windows for various churches and monasteries in Antwerp for which he made many design drawings and oil sketches. He engraved and designed many prints which were published by prominent Antwerp printers such as van Meurs, the Plantin Press and Martinus van den Enden the Elder. He had a close relationship with the workshop of the leading Flemish Baroque painter Peter Paul Rubens and collaborated on various projects under the direction of Rubens. In the 1630s van Diepenbeeck started to create monumental paintings. His work was influenced by Rubens and Anthony van Dyck.
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