Christoffel Jegher (1596–1652/3)
“Portrait of Justin II” (aka “DN.
IVSTINVS. P. P. AVG”)— Justin
II was the Eastern Roman Emperor from 565 until 578 who (according to Wikipedia,
regarding the account of the Emperor’s madness towards the end of his life by John
of Ephesus [c.507–c.588]); see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin_II)
“required organ music to be played day and night”, c.1645, plate XCIII (93)
chiaroscuro woodcut illustration to page 185 of Hubert Goltzius'
(1526–1583) “Icones Imperatorum Romanorum”, published in Antwerp by Balthasar
Moretus II (aka Balthasar Moerentorf II) (1615–1674) in 1645.
Colour
woodcut from two blocks printed in black and ochre on buff laid paper with
letterpress text verso.
Size:
(sheet) 20.1 x 20 cm; (image borderline dia.) 16.9 cm.
Lettered
in plate following the round image borderline: “DN. IVSTINVS. P. P. AVG.”
The
British Museum offers a description of this print: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1982-U-2978.
Condition:
a strong impression with Latin letterpress text verso. Beyond a few pale dot
stains in the margin, the sheet is in an excellent condition for its considerable
age with no tears, holes, folds, abrasions or significant stains.
I am
selling this lifetime impression of a graphically arresting chiaroscuro woodcut
from the mid-1600s for the total cost of AU$271 (currently US$181.14/EUR163.89/GBP144.27
at the time of this listing) including Express Mail (EMS) 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 marvellously strong colour woodcut depicting
Emperor Justin II (565–578), 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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