| Method | Copper engraving |
| Artist | Jan Sadeler I after Maerten de Vos |
| Published | c.1580-90 |
| Dimensions | Image 186 x 255 mm, Sheet 198 x 256 mm |
| Notes |
Inscribed below image with four lines of Latin from Genesis, Chapter 1. From the series The Creation of the World, published by Jan Sadeler between 1580 and 1590. The print depicts God in the centre, separating the water to create sea and sky. Jan Sadeler I (1550-1600) was an engraver and publisher and the eldest of three brothers (with Aegidius I and Raphael I). Originally based in Antwerp, he moved to Cologne in around 1579. He often returned to Antwerp. From 1588-95 he worked in Munich with his borther Raphael I. Both left Munich in 1595 and moved to Venice via Verona. He received the imperial privilege in 1581, it was renewed in 1593, and the papal privilege was granted in around 1598. Jan died in Venice in 1600 and his son took over the firm there. Raphael returned to Munich. Maerten de Vos (1532-1603) was a painter and draughtsman. He was a pupil of Pieter de Vos, a follower of Frans Floris in Antwerp and presumably of Jacopo Tintoretto in Venice. Documented as a Lutheran in 1584, he converted to the prevailing religion of Catholicism in 1585. Hollstein 9 (Sadeler), Hollstein 12 (Maarten de Vos) Condition: Trimmed within the plate. |
| Framing | unmounted |
| Price | £300.00 |
| Stock ID | 28066 |