Very fine burin by Philips Galle after Jan van der Straet . From the series “Venationes Ferarum, Avium, Piscium”. It shows in the centre foreground, a river god holds a cornucopia and rests upon a rocky outcrop; beside him, the goddess Diana holds an olive branch; below them, to the left, men fish with rods, while to the right, men fish at night with lanterns and nets; a village on the left flanks the river, which recedes to the hills in the distance. Below: “Lumine sic capitur noctu, sed sole nitente / Pendet fallaci piscis deductus ab hamo.”. First State of two before the numbering. Excellent conditions with full margins. [cod.963/15]
La pesca con la lampada
Very fine burin by Philips Galle after Jan van der Straet . From the series “Venationes Ferarum, Avium, Piscium”. It shows in the centre foreground, a river god holds a cornucopia and rests upon a rocky outcrop; beside him, the goddess Diana holds an olive branch; below them, to the left, men fish with rods, while to the right, men fish at night with lanterns and nets; a village on the left flanks the river… [cod.963/15]
- Year: 1578
- Dimension: 290 x 210 mm
€ 250,00
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A fine portrait of the physician Vopiscus Fortuantus Plempius, active in Amsterdam and Leuven / Louvain engraved by Paulus Pontius after Gerard ter Borch [cfr. Hollstein Dutch 112]
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Etching, circa 1635. Second state (of 2), with the name of Reni lower right. With thread margins or trimmed on the plate mark. A very good, evenly printed impression of this scarce print. Bartsch 34. Bellini 5. [cod.966/15]
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