Description
Detailed depiction of Tobias and the Angel in a verdant landscape, with a strong sense of depth and fine detail. Tobias is holding a large fish.
Made by Hendrick Goudt after Adam Elsheimer.
Medium: Etching / Engraving on hand laid (verge) paper. Watermark: Coat of arms with lion.
Sheet size: 25.5 x 19.5 cm (10.04 x 7.68 inch). Image size: 25.5 x 19.5 cm. (10.04 x 7.68 inch).
Condition: good, given age. Trimmed to the image; no captions below. Tears in right edge and bottom left backed and barely visible; age toning present. Trimmed to the image, removing margins and captions; very strong impression. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
TOBIAS, ANGEL, LANDSCAPE, RELIGIOUS ART, GOUDT, ELSHEIMER, GOLDEN AGE, ETCHING, RARE PRINT | PCO-EXPO-81
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Source: unknown, to be determined.
Reference: Hollstein Dutch 2.
Biography engraver: Hendrick Goudt (1585-c.1648), Dutch engraver and painter influenced by Elsheimer, known for highly detailed engravings.
Biography artist: Adam Elsheimer (1578-1610), German painter active in Rome and Amsterdam, influential in Dutch art.
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