Aegidius
Sadeler II (aka
Egidius Sadeler; Gillis Sadeler; Gillis Sadler; Ægedius Sadeler) (1570–c1629)
“Johann Georg
Godelman” (aka “Iohan. Georg. Gődelman”), c1615 (1600–1629), after a lost
drawing by Aegidius Sadeler II with four lines of Latin verse (in lower
cartouche) by Johannes Nienborg (1573–1639), published in
Prague.
Engraving with
etching on laid paper trimmed with a thread margin around the image borderline
and backed with a support sheet providing wide margins.
Size: (sheet)
17 x 14.7 cm.
Inscribed on
plate: (upper banderole) “In vita et morte es tu mea Christe salus.”; (centre
oval frame) “IOHAN. GEORG. GŐDELMAN IC. COMES PALATINVS ET AVLÆ ELECT. SAXO:
CONSILIARIVS.”; (within the oval frame to the left) “ÆTATIS XLII”; (lower left
corner) “De Facie Faciem/ expressit Egidius/ Sadeler Pragæ.”; (lower
cartouche)” Hæc Godelmanni viua est Doctoris imago,/ Quem pietas celebrem mens
humilisq[ue] facit./ Ius dat cuiq[ue] suum: bene’ viuit: nec nocet ulli./ Illum
SAXONICO cum DVCE CÆSAR amat.// Ioannes/ Niemberg P.L.”
State ii (of
iii) with the addition of “Pragæ” after the engraver’s name but before state
iii when the plate was cut to show only the oval of the portrait.
TIB 7201.300 S2
(Isabelle de Ramaix 1998, “The Illustrated Bartsch: Æidius Sadeler II,” vol.
72, Part 2 [Supplement], New York, Abaris Books, p. 119, cat. no. [7201].300
S2); Hollstein 1980 293 II (3); Nagler 1835–52 46; Le Blanc 106; Wurzbach 133.
The British Museum offers the following description of this print: “Portrait of Johann Georg Gödelmann; bust-length, directed to right, glancing towards left; wearing ruff, fur coat, doublet and chains; in ornamental oval frame, surmounted by ribbon, flanked by pelican feeding young and roaring lion; below, cartouche, snake, and skull surrounded by three bent stalks of wheat. Engraving” (https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1877-0609-2031 [BM inv. 1877,0609.2031]).
See also the description offered by the Rijksmuseum: (Transl.) “Johann Georg Gödelmann at the age of 42, a German lawyer and author of tracts against witchcraft. In the corners of the portrait a pelican, a lion, a snake and a skull. The print has a Latin inscription on a banderole and a Latin inscription in a cartouche” (https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/200247428).
Condition: a
near faultless impression, trimmed with a thread margin around the image
borderline and laid upon a support sheet of archival (millennium quality) washi
paper providing wide margins. The sheet is in an excellent/museum-quality
condition with no tears, holes, folds, abrasions, stains, foxing or signs of
handling.
I am selling
this remarkably fine impression showing the professor of law, Johann Georg
Godelman (1559–1611), surrounded by what I read as symbols of his attributes
(viz. the virtue of atonement symbolised by the pelican pecking its breast to
feed its young with its own blood; the virtues of majesty, strength, justice
and courage symbolised by the roaring lion; recognition of transience of life
and the ephemeral nature of life symbolised by the skull; eternal cyclic
renewal symbolised by the knotted snake), for AU$478 (equivalent to
approximately US$306.39, EUR 271, or GBP 230.42 at the time of listing) and
includes Express Mail Service (EMS) postage and handling to any worldwide
destination. Please note that any import duties or taxes levied by the
destination country are the responsibility of the buyer and are not included in
the purchase price. Payment is requested in Australian dollars (AU$478).
If you are
interested in purchasing this superb engraving of the highest quality, please
contact me (oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com) and I will send you a PayPal
invoice to make the payment easy.
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