Saint Paul Disputes the Sorcerer

Philip Galle after Jan van der Straet

Associated Names
Philip Galle

Artist, Netherlandish, 1537 - 1612

Jan van der Straet

Artist After, Flemish, 1523 - 1605

This is a drawing of a street scene set in a historically themed setting. The drawing depicts a crowded street lined with classical architecture, including a building with columns and statues, and a fountain in the background. The scene is filled with a dense group of figures in various attires, engaging in discussion or interaction. The architecture in the background suggests a Renaissance setting with detailed brickwork and sculpted elements. In the forefront, there are figures dressed in long robes and cloaks, some gesturing to one another. The composition is detailed, typical of engravings or etchings focusing on historical or biblical themes, capturing daily life or a specific event set against an architecturally rich environment.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Accession Number

    1974.33.32

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 211, copy a


Artwork history & notes

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. (Philips Galle, Manfred Sellink and Marjolein Leesberg, authors). Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-, no. 211, copy a.

Wikidata ID

Q65576168

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