Print Description
Subject: Antique print, titled: ‘Van dat swaer belegghe der stadt van Weenen in Oostenrijcke ende van die deerlijcke destructie des Landts daer ontrent gheleghen, dat hi spolieerde, beroofde, verbrande, ende dat volck iammerlijck vermoorde, ende vuerde veel ionghe lieden ende kinderen ghevanghen in sijn Landt om dat gheloove van Machumet te vermeerderen. Ende die Turcken beroofdent al daer si quamen, ende en lieten nerghens niet, want die heere gheeft hem al dat si rooven, ende die Turcsche heere en begheert anders niet dan steden ende sloten, om daer over te domineren.’ – The Siege of Vienna by Suleiman the Magnificent, in 1529.
Medium: Woodcut on hand laid paper.
Size (in cm): The overall size is ca. 39.6 x 30.5 cm. The image size is ca. 30.7 x 26.9 cm.
Size (in inch): The overall size is ca. 15.6 x 12 inch. The image size is ca. 12.1 x 10.6 inch.
Description: This scarse old antique print and incunabel sheet originates from: ‘Die excellente Cronike van Vlaenderen …’, (transl.: Cronicles / History of Flanders, Belgium) by Roelant de Doppere, published by Willem Vorsterman in Antwerp, 1531. This work has splendit woodcut illustrations. Individual prints from this scarse work are rarely offered.
Artists and Engravers: Bibl. Belgica ascribes the main work to Roelant de Doppere and Antoine de Roovere. The author of the second part is still unknown. The publisher of the work: Willem Vorsterman (Flemish 1504-1540 or 1543) was one of the leading and most productive publishers / printers of his time. He published over 200 works in the period 1524-1540. This work is one of his most popular works. The woodcuts in this work were partly assembled from the publishers inventory and partly made for this work by unknown artists.
