Print Description
Medium: Etching and engraving on hand laid (verge) paper.
Sheet size: 18 x 26.3 cm (7.09 x 10.35 inch). Image size: 16.8 x 26 cm. (6.61 x 10.24 inch).
Condition: very good, given age. Light foxing, creasing, and soiling. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
SAINT BERNARD, INSTRUMENTS OF THE PASSION, CORNELIS CORT, DEVOTIONAL PRINT, 16TH CENTURY, ROME, CHRISTIAN SYMBOLISM, PAUWELS FRANCK | PCO-E15-2-3
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Published by Laurentius Vacarius, Rome.
Biography engraver: Cornelis Cort (c.1533-1578) was a Dutch engraver and draughtsman known for his finely detailed engravings, often after major Italian and Flemish artists. He worked in Italy and was instrumental in spreading Italian Renaissance style through Northern Europe.
Biography artist: Pauwels Franck (c.1540-1596), also known as Paolo Fiammingo, was a Flemish painter active in Venice. His works often featured mythological or allegorical subjects, and his style combined Flemish detail with Italianate composition.
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