Antique Print – SANDRART-PAINTER-POET-THEOLOGIAN-PHILOSOPHER-VON SANDRART after own design – 1675

Portraits of Fra Angelico (ca.1395-1455); Fra Filippo Lippi (ca.1406-1469); Francesco Petrarca (1304-1374); Laura Paracelsus (ca.1493-1541) ;Leon Battista Alberti (1404-1472)

Engraving on hand laid (verge) paper.
Sheet size: 24,8 x 37,7 cm. (9,8 x 14,8 inch). Image size: 20,8 x 31,5 cm. (8,2 x 12,4 inch).

From: ‘Teutsche Academie der Bau-, Bild- und Mahlerey-Kunste …’ (1675).

Made by Jacob von Sandrart after Joachim von Sandrart . Jacob von Sandrart (1630-1708) was a German engraver. Joachim von Sandrart der Alte. (1606 – 1688). Sandrart, born in Frankfurt am Main, was a famour art historian, painter, engraver and translator. His most famous work ´Teutsche Academie…´ was published in 1675 and a second extended edition in 1679. Joachim was the uncle of Jacob.

Condition: Good, given age. Light foxing. Some dampstaining in margins. Remains of brown paper at rear paper edge. Some small tears in paper edges. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

Keywords: SANDRART-PAINTER-POET-THEOLOGIAN-PHILOSOPHER

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