Print Description
Depicts the Parable of the Tenants and the Vineyard (Luke 20:9-19), where servants sent by the vineyard owner are mistreated by tenants.
Made by Jan Collaert I after Frans Francken I.
Medium: Engraving on hand laid (verge) paper. Watermark: Small coat of arms, located at middle right.
Sheet size: 29 x 23.3 cm (11.42 x 9.17 inch). Image size: 28 x 22 cm. (11.02 x 8.66 inch).
Condition: good, given age. Small triangular hole in the image at a man’s arm, backed and retouched with ink. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
PARABLE, VINEYARD, RELIGIOUS, COLLAERT, FRANCKEN, LANDSCAPE, BIBLICAL SCENE, TOPOGRAPHICAL PRINT | PCO-EXPO-91
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Source: unknown, to be determined.
State: 2nd state (of 2).
Reference: Hollstein (Collaert) 293.
Provenance: Contains unidentified collector’s mark on verso (‘vS’ intertwined with a branch). Manuscript numbering on rear left top: ‘J.X.3.’.
Biography engraver: Jan Collaert I (c.1525-1580), a renowned Flemish engraver, was part of a prominent family of printmakers in Antwerp.
Biography artist: Frans Francken I (1542-1616), a Flemish painter and draughtsman, known for his historical and biblical scenes.
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