Unidentified
engraver from the school of the southern Netherlands
(Publisher) Gerard de Jode (aka Geeraert de Jode;
Gheerde de Jode; Girard de Jode; Gerardo de Jode; Gheraerde de Jode)
(1516/17–1591)
“First Vision
of Ezra: the Son of God Crowns the Crowd”, 1585,
plate 1 from the series of four engravings, “Visions of Ezra” (aka “Van Esdras
and Nehemias”), after Maarten de Vos (aka Marten de Vos; Maerten de Vos)
(1532–1603), published by Gerard de Jode in 1585 as an illustration to
“Thesaurus sacrarum historiaru[m] veteris (et novi) testame[n]ti,
elega[n]tissimis imaginibus expressu[m] excelle[n]tissimoru[m] in hac arte
viroru[m] opera: nu[n]c primu[m] in luce[m] editus” ([Google transl.]
"Treasure of sacred stories old and new, elegant expressed finest pictures
of her art works now for the first time to light"), in Amsterdam.
Engraving on
fine laid paper backed with a support sheet.
Size: (sheet) 25.2
x 33.3 cm; (plate) 20.4 x 29.8 cm; (image borderline) 19.4 x 29.4 cm.
Inscribed on
plate within the image borderline: (lower left) “G. d. Jode Excu.”; (on book
held by Ezra) “M. d. vos / inuentor”; (lower centre) “1”.
Lettered on
plate in Latin below the image borderline: “Turbam in monte deum laudantium
cernit Esdras, coronisar in capite et palmis in manibus, decorari. 4. Esd.
Cap.2.”
State i (of ii)
Lifetime impression published in 1585 before the additional number ("I") inscribed on
the lower right and the publication details for Claes Jansz. Visscher (II) signifying
the second state published in 1643 (see the second state impression held by the
Rijksmuseum: http://hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.554333)
Hollstein Dutch
162–1 (2) (Dieuwke de Hoop Scheffer [ed.] 1996, [Hollstein’s] “Dutch and
Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts ca. 1450–1700: Maarten de Vos
[text]”, vol. 44, Rotterdam, Sound & Vision Rijksprentenkabinet, pp. 44-45,
cat. no. 162); Mielke 33 (H Mielke 1975, “Antwerpener graphic in the second
half of the 16th century. The Thesaurus Veteris Testamenti of Gerard de Jode
[1585] and his Artists”, Zeitschrift fur Kunstgeschichte 38, p. 80, cat. no.
33).
The Rijksmuseum
offers the following description of this print:
(transl.) “Ezra
sits in the foreground on the right and is pointed to a vision by an angel.
Ezra sees the Son of God on Mount Zion, who crowns the people and hands out
their palm branches. Below the performance a reference in Latin to the
apocryphal Bible text in 4 Ezra 2.”
See also the
description of this print offered by the British Museum:
“To left, Ezra,
seated, with an open book on his lap, turning towards the archangel Uriel;
behind, a vision of God the Father crowning figures, seen holding palm leaves”
The
Metropolitan Museum of Art also offers a description of this print:
Condition:
richly inked, crisp, near faultless, museum-quality impression with margins in
excellent condition (i.e. there are no tears, holes, folds, abrasions,
significant stains or foxing), laid upon an archival support sheet of
millennium quality washi paper.
I am selling
this exceptionally rare lifetime impression glowing with strong contrasts for
AU$320 in total (currently US$219.77/EUR199.61/GBP177.92 at the time of posting
this print) including postage and handling to anywhere in the world (but not,
of course, any import duties/taxes imposed by some countries).
If you are interested
in purchasing this superb engraving exemplifying the period style of Mannerism,
please contact me (oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com) and I will send you a PayPal
invoice to make the payment easy.
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