Rare Antique Master Print-JOHN BAPTIST-BEHEAD-SALOME-HEROD-Elsheimer-Goudt-1608

Description

the Beheading of St. John the Baptist

Oval engraving on hand laid (vergé) paper.
Sheet size: 11,8 x 13,2 cm. (4,6 x 5,2 inch). Image size: 5 x 6,3 cm. (2 x 2,5 inch).

Source unknown, to be determined. State: State III (of 3) Ref: Hollstein 4

Made by ‘Hendrick Goudt’ after ‘Adam Elsheimer’. Hendrick Goudt (1585-c.1648) was a Dutch golden-age engraver and painter of landscapes and religious subjects. Het was strongly influenced by Elsheimer. He only made a few engravings, of which this one is the rarest. Adam Elsheimer (1578-1610) was a German painter. He was active in Rome and Amsterdam and highly influential on many Dutch artists in his time.

Condition: Good, given age. Trimmed at the image. Attached to carrier with hand draws border. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

Keywords: JOHN BAPTIST-BEHEAD-SALOME-HEROD

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