Description
This print shows the apostle Paul who must defend himself to the tribunal, the high priest Ananias of the Sanhedrin. From the bible (Act. 23: 2-3). Numbered 31. These prints are part of a 34-part series on the Acts of the Apostles.
Made by Philip Galle after Johannes Stradanus.
Medium: Engraving on hand laid (verge) paper.
Sheet size: 29.2 x 23.7 cm (11.5 x 9.33 inch). Image size: 26 x 19.8 cm. (10.24 x 7.8 inch).
Condition: good, given age. Folds as published. Paper loss upper right corner. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
PAUL-APOSTLE-TRIBUNAL-ANANIAS-SANHEDRIN-BIBLE-RELIGION | RBOS-A10-03
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
This attractive print was published in Amsterdam 1582. .
Biography engraver: Philip Galle (1537, Haarlem, 1612, Antwerpen).
Biography artist: Johannes Stradanus. Dutch Jan van der Straet or Italian Giovanni Stradano (1523 ? 1605) was a Flemish artist active mainly in 16th-century Florence, Italy. He was a wide-ranging talent who worked as an easel and fresco painter, designer of tapestries, draughtsman, designer of prints and pottery decorator. His subject range was varied and included history subjects, mythological scenes, allegories, landscapes, genre scenes, portraits, architectural scenes and animals.
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