Antique Print-RELIGION-BEHEADING OF JACOB-HERODES-Vos-Sadeler-1580

Engraving on laid paper. on paper.

Size in cm: The overall size is ca. 20.1 x 24.5 cm. The image size is ca. 20.1 x 24.5 cm. Size in inch: The overall size is ca. 7.9 x 9.6 inch. The image size is ca. 7.9 x 9.6 inch.

Antique print, titled: ‘Herodes autem occidit […]’ – The beheading of Jacob, brother of John. Very good impression. Ref: NH 885.Artists and Engravers: Made by ‘Johannes Sadeler’ after ‘Maarten de Vos’. Johannes Sadeler I (1550-ca. 1600) was a member of the engravers family Sadeler. The Sadeler family were the largest, and probably the most successful of the dynasties of Flemish engravers that were dominant in Northern European printmaking in the later 1 Maarten de Vos (1532-1603) was an Antwerp painter and draughtsman of the late sixteenth century. His travels to Italy made him adopt the Mannerist style. His designs were very popular and were followed widely.

Condition: Good, given age. No margins, on a contemporary support. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

Keywords: ANTIQUE PRINT-RELIGION-BEHEADING OF JACOB-HERODES-VOS-SADELER

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