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Print (Engraving)
SCVPTVRA IN ÆS./ Sculptor noua arte, bracteata in lamina Scalpit figuras, atque prælis imprimit.
Philip Galle, Stradanus
1570-1600
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator/Artist/Maker
Philip Galle (Engraver)
Place of Origin
Antwerp; Antwerpen; Flanders; Belgium; Europe
Materials
- Ink
- Paper (laid)
Museum Object Number
1985.0002
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase with funds provided by the Special Fund for Collection Objects
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Object Number
1985.0002
Object Name
Print (Engraving)
Title
SCVPTVRA IN ÆS./ Sculptor noua arte, bracteata in lamina Scalpit figuras, atque prælis imprimit.
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator (Role)
Philip Galle (Engraver); Stradanus (Draftsman)
Place of Origin
Antwerp; Antwerpen; Flanders; Belgium; Europe
Date
1570-1600
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Lower left beneath image
Inscription: Ioan Stradanus invent.
Type: Inscription
Location: Lower right beneath image
Inscription: Phl's Galle excud.
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Ink
- Paper (laid)
Techniques
- Line engraved
- Line Etched
Dimensions (inches)
8.25 (H) x 10.87 (W) x 7.3 (Image H) x 10.6 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
20.95 (H) x 27.62 (W) x 18.5 (Image H) x 26.9 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
H at left. W at bottom. Plate H (at left): 7.875 in. (20.1 cm). W (at bottom): 10.75 in. (27.2 cm). Chain intervals: 2.5-2.6 cm; 10 laid lines per cm.
Edition Watermark
None
Edition Notes
Brilliant impression with full platemark and trimmed margins. Additional margins added for binding in portfolio. One of 21 plates made for the illustrated study of trades and industries Nova Reperta, which were not dated and produced over a period of several years. One of two plates offered by this dealer, the other exhibiting an artist's studio (not acquired) bearing the watermark of a Gothic "P".