(Attrib./Circle
of) Jan Baptist Barbé (aka Giovanni Baptista Barbé; Johannes Berbe) (1578–1649)
Regarding the
attribution of this engraving to Jan Baptist Barbé, compare this print with Barbé’s
“Adoration of the Christ Child by the Three Kings” (1588–1648), from the same, or
variant, series inscribed with Theodoor Galle (aka
Theodor Galle; Dirck Galle) (1571–1633) as the publisher after the intermediary
design by Pieter de Jode I (aka Petrus de Iode; Peeter de Jode; Pieter
de Oude Jode) (1573–1634); see http://hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.74408.
Compare also this print with Barbé’s “The Resurrection”, inscribed with Carel
van Mallery (aka Charles de Mallery) (1571–1635?) as the publisher after
the intermediary design by Maarten de Vos (aka Marten de Vos; Maerten de
Vos) (1532–1603); see https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1929-0715-32.
“The Brazen
Serpent”, c1648, plate 4 in a series of 12 engravings, “The Sins and Penance of
Man”, after the intermediary design by either Pieter de Jode I or Maarten de Vos (as discussed above), published in
Paris by Pierre Mariette I (c1603–1657) in “L'agreable entretien des
ames: sur 168 tableaux souscris de prieres, pour mediter les sts. misteres et
pour regler nos vies et mœurs sur celles de n[ot]re sauueur Iesus Christ et de
Ste. Marie sa mere, en disant le chapelet du rozaire” ([Google Transl.] “The
pleasant interview of souls: on 168 tables subscribed to prayers, to meditate
on the holy. misteres and to regulate our lives and mores on those of our
savior Iesus Christ and of Ste. Marie his mother, saying the rosary of the
rozaire”) (see: https://archive.org/details/lagreableentreti00mari/page/n7/mode/2up).
Engraving on
laid paper.
Size: (sheet) 18.5
x 13.4 cm; (plate) 16.2 x 11.3 cm; (image borderline) 14.6 x 11.1 cm.
Inscribed in
plate in cartouche: (upper left corner) “Fair un/ Serpent/ d'Airain/ et le mets/
pour signe/ Num. 21.” (Make a Brazen Serpent and put it as Num. 21.); (upper
right corner) “Il a esté/ offert par/ ce que luy/ mesme la/ voulu./ Isa. 53.” (He
was offered by whatever he wanted. Isa. 53.); (lower left corner) “Ta vie sera/
pendante/ deuant tes/ yeux./ Deut. 28.” (Your life will be hanging in your
eyes. Deut. 28.); (lower right corner) “Celuy qui/ pend au/ bois est/ maudit./
Deut. 21.” (He who hangs on the wood is cursed. Deut. 21.).
Lettered and
numbered in plate below the image borderline: “Comme Moyse a esleué le Serpent
dans le desert, ainsi doit/ estre esleué de l’momme. Iean 3./ 4 P.Mariette
excu”.
Condition: a
strong, well-printed (near faultless) impression with a small margin in near pristine
condition with no tears, holes, folds, abrasions, stains, foxing or signs of
handling.
I am selling
this very small and magnificently executed engraving Illustrating an episode
from the Bible where Moses erects a bronze sculpture of a snake/serpent and
advises his followers to gaze upon it so that they would not be harmed by the
“fiery serpents” sent by God to bite those who were grumbling about the
hardships that they were facing during their exodus from Egypt—my apologies if
my version of the event is not quite right—for the total cost of AU$236
(currently US$174.18/EUR147.55/GBP126.67 at the time of this listing) 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 almost perfectly preserved small gem of engraving from the
early 1600s, please contact me (oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com) and I will send
you a PayPal invoice to make the payment easy.
This print has been sold
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