Jocodus de
Curia (aka Joos
Gietleughen; Regnirer Curia) (fl.1555–1559)—active in Antwerp and Cologne as a
chiaroscuro woodcut printmaker and publisher with Hubert
Goltzius (1526–1583) (see https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/term/BIOG24206)
“Portrait
of Emperor Pertinax”— Emperor
of Rome for 87 days in 193 AD (see https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/term/BIOG140717),
1557, plate XX (20) published on page 20 to the first book of Hubert Goltzius’ “Les
Images presque de tous les Empereurs” (full title in translation: “The Images
of almost all the Emperors from C. Iulius Caesar to Charles V and Fernidanus
his brother, depicted from life, taken from ancient medals: not as they have
been made known before, but in truth and with great care and diligence.
Together also their lives and their deeds, both good and bad, painted with the
historical brush: [print] / dedicated to the very powerful and very illustrious
Philip, King of Spain, Naples, etc. by Hubert Gholtzius of Virztbourg, painter
in Antwerp” (see https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b105511132/f81.item).
Although I may
be misinformed, Hubert Goltzius etched the black plate in this print and Jocodus
de Curia executed the woodcut printed in ochre. Note that Christoffel Jegher
(1596–1652/3) later printed the same composition from two woodcut blocks in
black and ochre in 1645 as an illustration to page 41 of Hubert Goltzius' “Icones
Imperatorum Romanorum”, published in Antwerp by Balthasar Moretus II
(aka Balthasar Moerentorf II) (1615–1674) in 1645 (see https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1982-U-2940;
https://archive.org/details/iconesimperatorugolt/page/40/mode/2up).
Woodcut printed
in ochre and etching printed in black on laid paper with letterpress French text
verso.
Size: (sheet) 29.9
x 22.6cm; (image borderline dia.) 18.1cm.
Lettered in
plate following the round image borderline: “DIVVS. PERT. PIVS. PATER.”
Letterpress: (above
the image) “MIEVX VAVT AVOIR VN POVRE PEVEPLE/ QVE DE PARVENIR A RICHESSES EN/
GRAND PERIL ET DESHONNEVR.” (It is better to have good people than to achieve
riches in great danger and dishonour); (below the image) “Estant presque en
l'aage de septante ans, apres auoir gouuerné/ fix moys, il fut miserablement
mis à mort./ G” (Being almost seventy years old, after having ruled for a fixed
month, he was miserably put to death).
Condition: a
strong but slightly unevenly printed impression. There is a tear to the right
edge, two wormholes on the neck of the portrayed head and minor toning to the
sheet appropriate to its considerable age, otherwise the sheet is in a good
condition with no significant stains.
I am selling
this graphically arresting chiaroscuro woodcut created at the time when Michelangelo
was working on his final marble sculpture, “The Rondanini Pieta” (1552–64), for
the total cost of AU$298 (approximately US$193.47, EUR 164.99 or GBP 143.02).
This price includes worldwide express postage and handling. Please note that
any applicable import duties or taxes imposed by the destination country are
the buyer’s responsibility.
If you are
interested in purchasing this marvellously strong colour woodcut, 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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