Prints and Principles

Most of the recent posts give details about individual prints and earlier posts discuss some of the subtle principles guiding artists in making images meaningful and memorable. For prints that are unsold, click "Items still available for sale" below. All other prints are no longer available. My contact email is oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com and my Instagram username is @printsandprinciples. I have created a separate blog to show my own work: https://printsandprinciplesjamesbrown.blogspot.com

Sunday, 27 July 2025

Robert van Audenaerde, “The Descent from the Cross”, 1743, after Daniele da Volterra

Robert van Audenaerde (aka Robert van Audenard; Robert van Oudenaerde; Robert van Auden Aerd) (1663–1743)

“The Descent from the Cross” (aka “The Deposition”; “Deposizione dalla Croce”; “Descente de Croix”), 1743, after Daniele da Volterra’s (aka Daniele Ricciarelli) (1509–1566) painting, “The Disposition”, 1545, in the Santa Trinità dei Monti in Rome (see https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Descentfromthecross.jpg), published in Rome by Vincenzo Billy (aka Vincenzo Belli; Vincenzo Billi) (early 1700s) (see British Museum: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_V-1-117) or by Arnold van Westerhout (1651–1725) (see Istituto Centrale per la Grafica: https://www.calcografica.it/stampe/inventario.php?id=S-FC122156).

Interestingly, Daniele da Volterra is the artist who added strategically placed drapery over the nude figures in Michelangelo’s “The Last Judgement”, earning him the nickname "il braghettone" (the breeches-maker).

Engraving with etching on buff laid paper trimmed with a narrow margin around the image borderline and backed with a support sheet.

Size: (sheet) 41.4 x 28.8cm; (image borderline) 41 x 28.4cm.

Lettered in plate: (lower left corner) “[Dani]el da Voltera pinxit”.

Le Blanc (Charles Le Blanc 1854, “Manuel de l'Amateur d'Estampes”, vol. 1, Paris, Emile Bouillo, p. 68, cat. no. 28 [see https://archive.org/details/manueldelamateur01lebl/page/68/mode/2up]).

Condition: a strong and well-printed impression with a narrow margin around the image borderline and laid onto a sheet of archival (millennium quality) washi paper providing wide margins. The lower left corner has been replenished and there are minor areas of staining.

I am selling this magnificent engraving (with etching) for AU$336 (approximately US$220.70, EUR 187.93, or GBP 164.23), with worldwide express shipping included. Please note that any applicable import duties are the buyer’s responsibility.

If you are interested in this light-filled translation of Daniele da Volterra’s painting into line, 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