Antique Print - SICK MAN-JUDAS-CHALLENGE BY DEVIL-19-HOOGHE after VIGNE

Antique Print – SICK MAN-JUDAS-CHALLENGE BY DEVIL-19-HOOGHE after VIGNE – 1694

19 – As Jesus faces Judas and the betrayors and speaks to them that this is the power of darkness, a sick man should know that he is challenged by the devil most in the hours of death. Plate is accompanied by an original description (Dutch) comparing Jesus final hours and acts to the actions a sick man should take to prepare for death.

SKU: pco20190403spiegel-23 Category: Religious Tag: Religious

Description

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Etching and engraving on hand laid (verge type) paper. Watermark: fragment coat of arms.
Sheet size: 17,6 x 23,3 cm. (6,9 x 9,2 inch). Image size: 14,5 x 18,5 cm. (5,7 x 7,3 inch).

From: ‘Spiegel om wel te sterven […]’, by David dela Vigne, second ed., published in Amsterdam by Johannes Stichter, 1694. First published in 1673. With the plates by Romeyn de Hooghe. (Transl.: ‘Reflection / mirror for dying correctlty …), which show a man preparing for death accompanied by an emblem in the background relating to Christ’s Passion. Ref: Funck 350; Cohen-R.232; Lewine 109; Landwehr 84

Made by Romeyn de Hooghe after David dela Vigne.

Condition: Good, given age. Plate in fine condition. Paper margins with soiling and some staining from handling. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

Keywords: SICK MAN-JUDAS-CHALLENGE BY DEVIL-19

PCO-C12-34 (ABE)