Antique Master Print-SAINT-POPE LEO IX-BLESSING OF A CHURCH-Kager-Sadeler-1615

Raphael Sadeler

Erscheinungsdatum: 1615

Beschreibung

'45. S. LEO IX P. O. M.'Copperplate engraving on hand laid (verge) paper. Watermark: Double headed eagle (not visible on every sheet). Sheet size: 19,5 x 27,5 cm. (7,7 x 10,8 inch). Image size: 15 x 21,5 cm. (5,9 x 8,5 inch).From 'Bavaria Sancta .', by Matthäus Rader, published in Munich. From the original first ed. published 1615 (vol.1), 1624 (vol.2) and 1627 (vol.3). Most plates from vol. 1. Plates were sold bound as such but also sold individually. Very scarse. This hagiography work was commissioned by Maximilian I (1598-1651) to memorize the holy dead and highlight the power of their relics and devotion as an attempt to rewrite Catholic hagiography in light of Humanist criticism and Counter Reformation. I was also a piece of propaganda to glorify Maximilian and his confessional, political and territorial ambitions. Ref: Brunet IV, 1085; Lentner II, 4095; De Backer VI ao. 1376-1377; H. 239-298, 299-342 (Sadeler I); H. 157-201 (Sadeler II).Made by 'Raphael Sadeler' after 'Johann Matthias Kager or Peter Candid'. Author: Matthäus Rader, a Jesuit from Tyrol, Professor of Rhetoric in Augsburg and later Munich. Engraved by Raphael Sadeler I (1560-1632) and his son Raphael Sadeler II (1584-1632) after Johann Matthias Kager (1566-1634) and Peter Candid. Condition: Fair, given age. A few small holes in image. Paper partly browned. Tear right edge, not affecting image. Minor crease bottom right corner. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.Keywords: SAINT-POPE LEO IX-BLESSING OF A CHURCHPCO-C32-42. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers pco-16189

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Antique Master Print-SAINT-POPE LEO ...

Erscheinungsdatum: 1615

Illustrator: Johann Matthias Kager or Peter Candid

Zustand: Fair

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