Description: THE COUNCIL DISCUSS THE DEATH OF CHRIST..with Demons perched on top of their heads! (John XI, etc.) Plate number 79 at top right. Original copper plate engraving 1593 by ANTON WIERIX (Flemish School, 1555-1604) Inscribed in the plate Anton Wierx sculp bottom centre. Extensively captioned in Latin at top and at bottom. CONDITION/TECHNICAL: Good. Platemark line intact, with good margins beyond. Printed on thin, laid, chainlined paper. Paper a little browned due to age and atmospherics. This impression comes from the 1607 edition of the "Evangelicae Historiae Imagines..." of Hieronymus Natalis published by Jan Moretus in Antwerp. This was an important Jesuit-sponsored Counter-Reformation treatise first published in 1593. Latin titles and captions. Size: Engraved area (platemark area) measures 23 x 14.5 cms. This fine series - one of the most important collections of late 16th century Flemish engravings - which features 153 engravings by Hieronymus Wierix, his brothers Anton and Jan, Karel Van Mallery and Adriaen and Jan Collaert features in virtually every major Museum print collection. FURTHER READING: For a concise overview of all the "Evangelicae.." plates executed by Hieronymus (56 plates), Anton (58 plates) and Joannes Wierix (17 plates) see Marie Mauquoy-Hendrickx, Les Estampes de Wierix (Brussels: Royal Library 1978-1982. (4 volumes). F.W.H. Hollstein, Dutch and Flemish Engravings, Etchings and Woodcuts 1450-1700. The Wierix Family - Book Ilustrations, compiled by Harriet Stroomberg (Sound and Vision Publishers, 2007). ***ALL OF MY ITEMS ARE SENT VIA ROYAL MAIL TRACKED & SIGNED, FOR EVERYBODY'S PEACE OF MIND. I AM HAPPY TO COMBINE SHIPPING.
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Artist: Anton Wierix
Originality: Original
Signed By: Anton Wierix
Image Orientation: Portrait
Size: Small
Signed: Yes
Date of Creation: Antique (Pre-1900)
Title: The Council discuss the death of Christ
Material: Paper
Region of Origin: Netherlands
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Subject: Religious
Print Surface: Paper
Colour: Monochrome
Type: Print
Medium: Engraving
Style: Old Master
Theme: Religious
Production Technique: Copper Engraving
Country/Region of Manufacture: Netherlands
Time Period Produced: Pre-1700
