Harmen Jansz. Muller, “The Servant Buries his Talent”, c.1570, after Gerard van Groeningen (2nd copy)

Harmen Jansz. Muller (1540–1617)

“The Servant Buries his Talent” (aka “Dienaar begraaft zijn talent”), c.1570 (1565–72)

Technical Details & Condition:

Engraving on fine laid paper with the Arms of Amsterdam watermark, with a small margin around the platemark and backed with a support sheet of tissue-thin (Kozo) washi paper. 

This is plate 3 from the series of six engravings, “The Parable of the Talents,” after the design by Gerard van Groeningen (also known as Gerard van Groenning, Gerard P Groenning, Gerard Groenning, Gerardum Groeninghen, Gerrit van Groenwegen, Gerardo a Gruningen) (fl. 1550–1599). 

The print was first published in Antwerp in its initial state by Gerard de Jode (1509/17–1591) in “Thesaurus novi Testamenti elegantissimis iconibus expressus continens historias atque miracula doni nostri Iesu Christi” (1579–85). It was later reissued in Amsterdam in its second and final state by Claes Jansz. Visscher II (1587–1652) in “Theatrum Biblicum Hoc Est Historiae Sacrae Veteris et Novi Testamenti Tabulis Aeneis Expressae” (1646). 

This impression is from Visscher’s second state, with the addition of the biblical reference (“Matt. 25.18.”) and the number “3” below the image at the lower right corner. 

This is a strong impression. Aside from a closed tear in the upper margin, the sheet is in excellent condition for its age—free of holes, folds, abrasions, or significant stains.

Dimensions:

• Sheet: 22.5 x 31.2 cm
• Platemark: 20.3 x 29.2 cm

Plate Numbering and Lettering:

• Within the image at lower right: “3”
• On column base at lower right: “[Artist’s monogram] F”
• Below image: “Qui vero unum acceperat abiens fodit in terram et abscondit pecuniam Domini sui. Matt. 25. 18. 3”

References:

• New Hollstein Dutch (Harmen Jansz. Muller) 51 (Ger Luijten [ed.], “The New Hollstein: Dutch and Flemish Etchings, Engravings and Woodcuts 1450–1700: The Muller Dynasty”, 1999, vol. 1, Rotterdam, Rijksprentenkabinet, p. 134, cat. no. 51)
• New Hollstein Dutch (Gerard van Groeningen) 110 (Christiaan Schuckman [comp.] 1997, “The New Hollstein: Dutch and Flemish Etchings, Engravings and Woodcuts 1450–1700: Gerard van Groeningen”, vol. 1, Rotterdam, Rijksprentenkabinet Sound and Vision Interactive, p. 146, cat. no. 110)
• Mielke 49 (H. Mielke, “Antwerpener Graphik in der 2. Hälfte des 16. Jahrhunderts. Der Thesaurus veteris et novi Testamenti des Gerard de Jode (1585) und seine Künstler,” in: Zeitschrift für Kunstgeschichte, vol. 38, no. 1, 1975, p. 82, cat. no. 49)
• Rijksmuseum: https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/200564850

Price & Shipping:

AU$310 (approximately US$217.74 / €188.10/ £163.16), including worldwide express shipping. Import duties and taxes (if any) are the buyer’s responsibility.

If you’re interested in acquiring this superb engraving illustrating the biblical parable from Matthew 25:18—depicting the “neglectful” servant burying a stash of money, a “talent” worth the equivalent of 16 years of labour—please contact me at oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com. I will gladly send you a PayPal invoice to make the purchase seamless.

Adriaen Collaert, “Old Age Under the Influence of Jupiter”, 1581, after Maarten de Vos

Adriaen Collaert (circa 1560–1618)

“Old Age Under the Influence of Jupiter” (also known as “Jupiter” and “Ouderdom onder invloed van Jupiter”), 1581

Technical Details & Condition:

Engraving on fine laid paper with full margins as published. This is plate 6 in the series of eight engravings (including the title plate) titled “Septem Planetæ” (aka “The Seven Planets and Seven Ages”; “De zeven planeten en zeven leeftijden”; “Septem planetae, septem hominis”), illustrating the power of the seven planets over the seven ages of mankind. The work is based on a design by Maarten de Vos (aka Maarten de Vos; Maerten de Vos) (1532–1603) and was published in Amsterdam by Gerard de Jode (aka Geeraert/Geerart/Gerardo/Gheerde/Gheraerde/Girard de Jode) (1516/17–1591).

The engraving is a well-printed slightly silvery impression. Aside from holes at the upper edge of the margin, the sheet is in excellent condition, free from no tears, folds, abrasions, or significant stains.

Dimensions:

• Sheet: 36.4 x 25.3 cm

• Platemark: 30.3 x 20.9 cm

• Image borderline: 28.8 x 20.7 cm

Plate Lettering:

• Within the image borderline: (upper edge) “Jvpiter”; (left edge) “Memoria”

• Below the image borderline: (centre) “Vis REMINISCENDI Sexta est senili/ IVPITER hanc sextus rite planeta fouet” (translation: “The power of REMEMBERING is the sixth of the characteristics of old age / JUPITER, the sixth planet, properly fosters this”); (right of centre) “6”

References:

• Hollstein (Maarten de Vos) 1371

• New Hollstein (De Jode dynasty: Gherard) 640

• The British Museum: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1862-0712-326

• The Rijksmuseum describes this print: “In the sky floats the planetary god Jupiter, seated on an eagle. In the foreground is the personification of Memoria, or memory. She wears a jug-shaped headdress and holds a distilling instrument. Next to her stands Old Age, depicted as a judge. In the background are examples of justice and punishment. The print has a Latin caption and is part of a seven-part series about the power of the seven planets over the seven ages of humanity.” (https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/200175206)

Price & Shipping:

AU$336 (approximately US$224.76 / €193.12 / £167.68), inclusive of worldwide express shipping. Please note that import duties and taxes are the buyer’s responsibility.

If you're interested in owning this symbolism-rich engraving, completed just 17 years after Michelangelo’s final works, please contact me at oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com. I will gladly send you a PayPal invoice for an easy and secure purchase.

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Adriaen Collaert, “Old Age Under the Influence of Saturn”, 1581, after Maarten de Vos

Adriaen Collaert (c.1560–1618)

“Old Age Under the Influence of Saturn” (aka “Saturn”; “Hoge ouderdom onder invloed van Saturnus”), 1581, plate 7 following the title plate to the series of eight engravings (including the title plate), “Septem Planetæ” (aka “The Seven Planets and Seven Ages”; “De zeven planeten en zeven leeftijden”; “Septem planetae, septem hominis”), showing the power of the seven planets over the seven ages of man (see Rijksmuseum inv. no. RP-P-1925-74) after the design by Maarten de Vos (aka Maarten de Vos; Maerten de Vos) (1532–1603), published in Amsterdam by Gerard de Jode (aka Geeraert/Geerart/Gerardo/Gheerde/Gheraerde/Girard de Jode) (1516/17–1591).

Engraving on laid paper with full margins as published.

Size: (sheet) 36.4 x 25.2cm; (plate) 30.7 x 21.2cm; (image borderline) 29.2 x 20.9cm.

Lettered in plate within the image borderline: (lower left) “CONSCIENTIA”; (upper left-of-centre) “SATVTNVS”.

Lettered in plate below the image borderline: (centre) “Extrema premitur MENS CONSCIA Sæpe Senecta/ Quas SATVRNE moues Ultime Falce tua” (The extreme CONSCIOUS MIND is often oppressed by old age, which SATURN moves with your last scythe); (right) “7”.

Hollstein 1372; New Hollstein 341 (see British Museum: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1862-0712-327).

The Rijksmuseum offers the following description of this print: (transl.) “In the sky floats the planetary god Saturn, a scythe and a baby in his hand. In the foreground is the personification of Conscientia, the conscience. She carries various (holy) books and points admonishingly to the heavens. An old man beside her carries a well-filled pouch but is surrounded by symbols representing the transience of life: glasses, an hourglass, a smoky fire. In the background is the portal of a church, where people distribute alms to beggars. The print has a Latin caption and is part of a seven-part series about the power of the seven planets over the seven ages of humanity.” (https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/200175207).

Condition: a well-printed slightly silvery impression with full margins as published. Beyond chips and a broken upper edge of the margin, the sheet is in a good condition with no holes or significant stains.

I'm offering this rare engraving completed just 17 years after Michelangelo’s final works. Priced at AU$336 (approximately US$219.94, EUR 188.53, or GBP 163.61), 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're interested in owning this striking, symbolism-rich engraving—featuring vanitas motifs such as the hourglass, spectacles resting on the hourglass, a fallen carafe, and a smoking portable brazier—along with the theme of old age depicted by an old man with crossed legs, a walking cane, and a bag of money—please contact me at oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com. I will gladly send you a PayPal invoice for an easy and secure purchase.

Note that currently there are no mail services from Australia to the USA. Consequently, at the moment I am unable to accept purchases needing shipping to the United States.

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Adriaen Collaert, “Septem Planetæ”, 1581, after Maarten de Vos

Adriaen Collaert (c.1560–1618)

“Babyhood Under the Influence of the Moon” (aka “Luna”; “Babytijd onder invloed van de maan”), 1581, plate 1 following the title plate to the series of eight engravings (including the title plate), “Septem Planetæ” (aka “The Seven Planets and Seven Ages”; “De zeven planeten en zeven leeftijden”; “Septem planetae, septem hominis”), showing the power of the seven planets over the seven ages of man (see Rijksmuseum inv. no. RP-P-1925-74) after the design by Maarten de Vos (aka Maarten de Vos; Maerten de Vos) (1532–1603), published in Amsterdam by Gerard de Jode (aka Geeraert/Geerart/Gerardo/Gheerde/Gheraerde/Girard de Jode) (1516/17–1591).

Engraving on laid paper with full margins as published.

Size: (sheet) 36.3 x 25.2 cm; (plate) 30.3 x 22.2cm; (image borderline) 28.8 x 21.9cm.

Lettered in plate below the image borderline: “Auspicio LVNÆ, NATVRÆ munera crescent/ Robur et hinc INFANS concipit omne suum// 1// M. D. Vos Inuentor/ A. Collaert fecit”.

New Hollstein Dutch 1299 (Ann Diels and Marjolein Leesberg [comp.] 2005/6, “The New Hollstein: Dutch and Flemish Etchings, Engravings, and Woodcuts 1450–1700: The Collaert Dynasty”, Ouderkerk aan den Ijssel, Sound and Vision, p. 20 [p. 23 image], cat. no. 1299).

See the description of this print offered by the British Museum (inv. no. 1862,0712.321).

The Rijksmuseum offers the following description of this print: (transl.) “In the air floats the planet goddess Luna, the moon. She is accompanied by Cancer, her astrological sign. In the foreground the personification of Natura, nature. She suckles two children and has a mother hen and a cornucopia as attributes. Her city crown also identifies her as Cybele, mother of the gods. In the background toddlers and pre-schoolers play with each other. The print has a Latin caption and is part of a seven-part series about the power of the seven planets over the seven ages of man” (http://hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.96916).

Condition: a well-printed slightly silvery impression with full margins as published and in a very good condition with no tears, holes, folds or significant stains.

I am selling this rare engraving executed only 17 years after Michelangelo hung up his boots for the last time, for AU$336 (currently US$220.91/EUR204.21/GBP170.31 at the time of this listing) including Express Mail (EMS) postage and handling to anywhere in the world, but not (of course) any import duties/taxes imposed by some countries. Note that payment is in Australian dollars (AU$336) as this is my currency.

If you are interested in purchasing this somewhat spectacular and curiously interesting engraving showing the influence of the moon personified as the planet goddess, Luna, on infants representing the first of the seven ages of man—or as the Latin caption explains in translation: “Under the auspices of the Moon, Nature's gifts grow stronger, and hence the child conceives all its own”—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