Description
A richly framed baroque depiction of death personified intervening in human affairs, based on biblical scripture.
Made by Georg Daniel Heumann after Johann Melchior Fussli.
Medium: Copper engraving on hand laid (verge) paper.
Sheet size: 24 x 38 cm (9.45 x 14.96 inch). Image size: 20 x 29 cm. (7.87 x 11.42 inch).
Condition: good, given age. Light foxing. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
PHYSICA SACRA, BIBLICAL ENGRAVING, HEUMANN, F?SSLI, MORTALITY, BAROQUE PRINTS, SCHEUCHZER | PCOM-A04-4
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Johann Jakob Scheuchzer’s “Kupfer-Bibel” (1731?1735).
Biography engraver: Georg Daniel Heumann (1691?1759) was a German engraver known for his precision and detailed copper engravings.
Biography artist: Johann Melchior Fussli (1677?1736) was a Swiss artist and draftsman whose works often featured religious themes.
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