Johann Jacob von Sandrart, “Candlestick with Two Caryatids”, 1675, after Enea Vico

Johann Jacob von Sandrart (aka Johann Jakob von Sandrart) (1655–1698)

“Candlestick with Two Caryatids” (aka “Chandelier, don’t le manche offre deux caryatides” [Bartsch title]), 1675, after Enea Vico (1523–1567) (TIB 30.491) with the design of the caryatid figures possibly based on the design by Marcantonio Raimondi (1470/1482–1527/1534) after Giulio Romano (c.1499–1546), after Raphael (1483–1520) (see https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1868-0822-56 [inv. 1868,0822.56]), published in 1675 in Nuremberg by Jacob von Sandrart and in Frankfurt am Main by Matthäus Merian II (1621–1687) as an illustration to Joachim von Sandrart’s “Teutsche Academie der Edlen Bau- Bild- und Mahlerey-Künste …” (German Academy of the Noble Arts of Architecture, Sculpture and Painting…), with impressions of this print on page 65 (see https://archive.org/details/gri_33125008279545/page/n237/mode/2up) and page 376 (see https://archive.org/details/gri_33125008279545/page/n737/mode/2up).

Engraving on fine laid paper with letterpress text verso, trimmed with a small margin and backed with a support sheet.

Size: (sheet) 20.8 x 16.8 cm; (plate) 20.1 x 15.8 cm; (image borderline) 20.1 x 15.6 cm.

Inscribed in plate in six lines of German in two columns (upper edge): “Hier, Iugend, geh zur Schule,/ und mit der Musa buhle,/ die sich Antike nennt./ Was Neues man erfindet,/ sich in dem Alten gründet:/ die Kunst man so erkennt.// Wan soll ein Künstler sehen:/ diss Liecht muss ihm aufgehen,/ sonst ist u. bleibt er blind./ Der Leuchter ist gestellet:/ wer sich zu ihm gesellet,/ und ämsig sucht, der findt.”

([Google transl.] “Here, youth, go to school,/ and woo Musa,/ who calls herself antiquity./ Whatever new is invented,/ is founded on the old:/ thus one recognizes art.// When should an artist see:/ this light must dawn on him,/ otherwise he is and remains blind./ The lampstand is set:/ whoever joins it,/ and diligently seeks, will find.”)

Condition: a strong and well-printed impression. The sheet is in an excellent condition with no tears, holes, abrasions or significant stains—there is however, minor toning from the text printed verso—and is laid onto a support of millennium quality washi paper providing wide margins.

I am selling this marvellous engraving executed in 1675 of a candlestick holder featuring classical motifs (viz. classically draped women posed as caryatids standing on a pedestal decorated with festoons hanging from bucrania) for AU$263 (equivalent to approximately US$169.06, EUR 146.55, or GBP 126.21 at the time of listing) and includes Express Mail Service (EMS) postage and handling to any worldwide destination. Please note that any import duties or taxes levied by the destination country are the responsibility of the buyer and are not included in the purchase price. Payment is requested in Australian dollars (AU$263).

If you are interested in purchasing this very beautiful engraving, please contact me (oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com) and I will send you a PayPal invoice to make the payment easy.

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