Antique Print-CHRIST-JOHN BAPTIST-MARY-ELIZABETH-Raphael-Vorsterman-ca. 1640

Engraving on wove (vellin) paper. on paper.

Size in cm: The overall size is ca. 35.5 x 45.4 cm. The image size is ca. 27.3 x 36 cm. Size in inch: The overall size is ca. 14 x 17.9 inch. The image size is ca. 10.7 x 14.2 inch.

Antique print, titled: ‘Veniat dilectus meus [..].’ – Christ and Saint John the Baptist playing, with Mary and Elizabeth present. After the painting called “La Perla”, impression on oriental paper. Ref: Hollstein 42. IconClass 73B83111.Artists and Engravers: Made by ‘Lucas Vorsterman’ after ‘Raphael’. Lucas Vorsterman I / the elder (Zaltbommel. 1595-1675) was a Dutch painter and accomplished engraver. He initially worked for Rubens, but parted after an argument. He was active in England from 1624-1630. After moving back to Antwerp his workshop had many students and he worked with his friend Van Dyck. Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino (1483 – 1520) known as Raphael, was an Italian painter and architect of the High Renaissance. His work is admired for its clarity of form and ease of composition and for its visual achievement of the Neoplatonic ideal of human g

Condition: Very good, given age. Large margins. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

Keywords: ANTIQUE PRINT-CHRIST-JOHN BAPTIST-MARY-ELIZABETH-RAPHAEL-VORSTERMAN

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