tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799858349136337095.post8913591910256646595..comments2024-03-25T17:07:24.962-07:00Comments on Prints and Principles: Giovanni Merlo’s engraving, “St. Chariton the Confessor”, c.1650, after Raphael Sadelerprintsandprincipleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15600681667649246099noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799858349136337095.post-53092436769944733272023-04-06T21:58:44.359-07:002023-04-06T21:58:44.359-07:00I'm glad you left a note as I discovered that ...I'm glad you left a note as I discovered that my old URL link to the Raphael Sadeler I’s engraving had changed and I've now replaced it with the new version. Regarding your print with the halo, "The Illustrated Bartsch " (vol., 71, Part 1, Supplement, p. 124) has catalogued it as Copy 2 in its second state. TIB offers the following description of this state that matches what you’ve given: "The saint has a halo above the head" (TIB 7101.099 C2 S2).<br />From the description of the print in its first state the print was inscribed "IH [interlaced] albeeck f", which means that your print was originally engraved by Jean Le Clerc (before the halo was added), who, along with Thomas de Leu were the main publishers of the series.<br />printsandprincipleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15600681667649246099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799858349136337095.post-4425560597421304682023-04-04T08:45:20.554-07:002023-04-04T08:45:20.554-07:00I have one like this, almost identical but St. Cha...I have one like this, almost identical but St. Chariton has the sanctity halo light around the head... and there are very minimal differences: what does it means? thanks a lot Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com