Description
This print shows the conversion of the warder. By the middle of the night, Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners heard Suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that. the foundations of the prison were shaken. at the same time, all the doors were opened, and every one’s bands were loosed The jailer woke up, and seeing the gates of the prison open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself, supposing that the prisoners had fled. But Paul cried with a loud voice: Do thyself no harm, for we are all here From the bible (Act. 16: 29-30). Numbered 27. 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: 35 x 24.8 cm (13.78 x 9.76 inch). Image size: 26.2 x 20 cm. (10.31 x 7.87 inch).
Condition: good, given age. Brownish margins. Smudges and stains in margin. Remains of glue in upper corners on reverse. Two wormholes. Number 31 in pen in upper corner. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
PAUL-SILAS-PRISON-WARDER-PRAYING-BIBLE-RELIGION | RBOS-A10-03
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
This attractive print was published in Amsterdam 1582. .
State: 2nd state of 3.
Reference: New Hollstein 214.
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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