Pulvis Pyrius (Gunpowder)

c. 1590/1593

Workshop of Philip Galle after Jan van der Straet

Associated Names
Philip Galle

Artist, Netherlandish, 1537 - 1612

Philip Galle

Publisher, Netherlandish, 1537 - 1612

Jan van der Straet

Artist After, Flemish, 1523 - 1605

This is a drawing of a cannon foundry or workshop. The image shows various figures engaged in the process of manufacturing cannons. One person is working with a large bellows system, while others handle cannon parts or prepare molds. A large wheel suggests machinery in motion. The architecture includes stone arches and the setting includes cannonballs and ropes. In the background, a landscape is visible, showing figures and cannons in action amid smoke and fortifications.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 20.3 × 26.6 cm (8 × 10 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 26.6 × 34.7 cm (10 1/2 × 13 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1964.8.1577

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 325, State i/iii

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1949

  • Hollstein, F.W.H. et al. Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700. 72 vols. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberger, 1952: Vol. VII, no. 413.

1993

  • The New Hollstein Dutch & Flemish Etchings, Engravings and Woodcuts, 1450-1700. (Johannes Stradanus, Marjolein Leesberg, author). Ouderkerk aan den Ijssel: Sound & Vision Publishers, 2008, no. 325, state i/iii.

Wikidata ID

Q65512213

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