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[The acts of mercy, including the Last Judgement].Antwerp, Adriaen Collaert (7 plates with the Acts of Mercy) & Johannes Galle (the Last Judgement), ca. 1580-1588. Folio (7 of 8 plates trimmed). 8 engravings (ca. 17.5 x 20.5 cm) on laid paper by Crispijn de Passe I (the elder) after Maarten de Vos with the central scene framed by an exquisite ornamental border showing crafts, tools and scenes relating to the subject. All engravings captioned with engraved Latin text in a cartouche below the images. Loose prints.
by PASSE, Crispijn de (the elder) [after Maarten de VOS]
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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t Goy, Netherlands
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About This Item
Complete series of the Acts of Mercy, including the plate of the Last Judgement, engraved by the engraver, illustrator and publisher Crispijn de Passe I (ca. 1564-1637) after Maarten de Vos (1532-1603), one of the most prolific and influential print designers of his generation. They were first published by the engraver Crispijn de Passe the elder (I), and subsequently by Adriaen Collaert, Theodoor Galle and Johannes Galle. Our set shows the 7 prints of the Acts of Mercy in their second state (of 4) by Collaert, with his monogram "AC" in the plates. The eighth print, showing the Last Judgement, is in its third state, published by Johannes Galle. The acts of mercy depicts feeding the hungry, giving drink to the thirsty, clothing the naked in a dress shop, housing the homeless, tending the sick, visiting prisoners and burying the dead.One print (feeding the hungry) untrimmed. The 7 trimmed prints are reinforced with two small white paper slips in the head margin, the Last Judgement very slightly toned and with a few spots. Otherwise in good condition with very sharp and dark impressions of the plates. The complete series of the Acts of Mercy, including the Last Judgement.l Hollstein XV, 471-477; New Hollstein (Maarten de Vos), 613.3; 614-620.2.
Details
- Bookseller
- Asher Rare Books
(NL)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- ABC_46070
- Title
- [The acts of mercy, including the Last Judgement].Antwerp, Adriaen Collaert (7 plates with the Acts of Mercy) & Johannes Galle (the Last Judgement), ca. 1580-1588. Folio (7 of 8 plates trimmed). 8 engravings (ca. 17.5 x 20.5 cm) on laid paper by Crispijn de Passe I (the elder) after Maarten de Vos with the central scene framed by an exquisite ornamental border showing crafts, tools and scenes relating to the subject. All engravings captioned with engraved Latin text in a cartouche below the images. Loose prints.
- Author
- PASSE, Crispijn de (the elder) [after Maarten de VOS]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Keywords
- [04F65CFF5112] ART, ARCHITECTURE & PHOTOGRAPHY|[04F65CFF5112] ART, ARCHITECTURE & PHOTOGRAPHY -> [G91CNMP078RQ] Drawings, Prints & Watercolours|[0953FE2C125A] RELIGION & DEVOTION|[0953FE2C125A] RELIGION & DEVOTION -> [6C53EF57B109] Bibles, Liturgy & Devot
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t Goy
About Asher Rare Books
Dealers in rare books and manuscripts since 1830. Located in 't Goy, near Utrecht in the Netherlands.
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