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published 1613

Theodor Galle after Jan van der Straet

Associated Names
Theodor Galle

Artist, Flemish, c. 1571 - 1633

Jan van der Straet

Artist After, Flemish, 1523 - 1605

This is a drawing featuring an ornate architectural and decorative composition. The image includes two angelic figures on pedestals on each side of a central rectangular panel with Latin text. The angels are depicted in a classical style, holding their hands in a prayer gesture. The text is framed within a complex architectural structure with classical elements such as columns and triangular pediments, adorned with intricate patterns. A small dove is depicted above the main text panel, and a round medallion is positioned below the main frame. The entire composition is shaded to emphasize depth and intricacy, similar to detailed engravings or prints from the early 17th century.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 18.1 x 12.6 cm (7 1/8 x 4 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 24.3 x 18.7 cm (9 9/16 x 7 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1974.55.7.a

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 4, State i/ii


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Dr. Clarence S. Brigham; Grolier Club, New York; (David Tunick Inc., New York); purchased by NGA, 1974.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1949

  • Hollstein, F.W.H. et al. German engravings, etchings and woodcuts ca. 1400-1700. 8 vols. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberger, 1954-1868. Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700. Vols. I-XV, XVIII, XIX. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberge

1993

  • The New Hollstein Dutch & Flemish Etchings, Engravings and Woodcuts, 1450-1700. (Johannes Stradanus, Marjolein Leesberg, author). Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-, no. 4, state i/ii.

Inscriptions

center in plate: ICONES / PROPHETARVM / VETERIS / TESTAMENTI, / à IOANNE STRADANO / delineatae, / à THEODORO GALLAEO / excufae. / ANTVERPIAE,M.DC.XIII.

Wikidata ID

Q75125582

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