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)
“Second Vision of Ezra: Ezra Comforted
by the Angel” (aka “Ab angelo consolationem accipit Esdras interpretationeq[ue] a se visæ cognoscit.” [as titled on
plate]), 1585, plate 2 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) 24.7 x 33.4 cm; (plate)
20.4 x 29.8 cm; (image borderline) 19.1 x 29.5 cm.
Numbered on plate within the image
borderline at lower left: “2”.
Lettered on plate in Latin below the
image borderline: “Ab angelo consolationem accipit Esdras interpretationeq[ue] a se visæ cognoscit. 4. Cap. 10.”
State i (of ii) Lifetime impression
before the additional numbering signifying the second state (viz. the second
number “2” within the image borderline and “25” at the end of the text line).
Hollstein Dutch 163-1(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. 163); 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.) “The angel Uriel comforts Ezra
and helps him to his feet. In addition to Ezra are his vision of the radiant
woman Zion. When she disappears, Ezra sees the city being built in the
background. Below the image a reference in Latin to the apocryphal Bible
text in 4 Ezra 10.”
See also the descriptions of this print
offered by the Metropolitan Museum of Art (https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/651793)
and the British Museum (https://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=1631641&partId=1&searchText=Ezra&page=1).
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$225.16/EUR202.02/GBP174.38 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.
This print has been sold
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