Description: THE COUNCIL DEBATES THE DEATH OF CHRIST Original copper plate engraving 1593 by ANTON WIERIX (Flemish School, c.1555-1604) Signed at the bottom, centre ** A fascinating image, note especially the demonic creatures on the heads of the Council members! CONDITION/TECHNICAL: Trimmed to near the image line. Minor nicks at corners. Printed on thin, laid, chainlined paper typical of the late 16th/early 17th centuries. Latin titles and captions. An evenly inked, early example, all of the detail is crisp and clear, with good tonal contrast. The item comes from the "Evangelicae Historiae Imagines" of Hieronymus Natalis (Nadal), an important Jesuit Counter-Reformation treatise first published in 1593. Sheet measures 9 inches high x 5.75 inches wide This fine series, which features engravings by Hieronymus Wierix, his brothers Anton and Jan, Karel Van Mallery and Adriaen Collaert features in virtually every Print Museum collection. Your standard library works of reference are Hollstein, and Marie Mauquoy-Hendrickx., Les Estampes des Wierix....catalog raisonee (4 vols., Brussels, 1978-83).
Price: 19.99 GBP
Location: Wadhurst
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Artist: Anton Wierix
Originality: Original
Signed By: Anton Wierix
Size: Small
Signed: Yes
Date of Creation: Antique (Pre-1900)
Material: Paper
Region of Origin: Netherlands
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Subject: Religious
Print Surface: Paper
Colour: Black
Type: Print
Medium: Engraving
Theme: Religious
Style: Old Master Print
Production Technique: Copper Engraving
Country/Region of Manufacture: Netherlands
Time Period Produced: Pre-1700
