Antique Master Print-RELIGION-BIBLE-CHRIST-EMMAUS-CITY-Stradanus-de Vos-1580

Description This print shows a view on Christ and two pilgrims walking towards Emmaus. In the background a city with houses, a castle and cow besides a river. Made by Johannes Stradanus after Maarten de Vos. Medium: engraving on handlaid (verge) paper. Watermark: coat of arms. Sheet size: 36.5 x 27.5 cm (14.37 x 10.83 inch). Image size: 27.5 x 20 cm. (10.83 x 7.87 inch). Condition: good, given age. Folds in upper right corner and in lower left corner. Hole in lower right corner. Brown stains. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully. RELIGION-BIBLE-CHRIST-EMMAUS-CITY-HOUSES-CASTLE-COWS | RBOS-A11-07 BACKGROUND INFORMATION First published in c. 1580. This attractive print was later re-published by Claes Janszoon Visscher (1587-1652). Reference: Wurzbach K?nstler lexicon no 66; Nagler K?nstler lexikon no 344. Biography engraver: Johannes Stradanus (Dutch Jan van der Straet or Italian Giovanni Stradano; 1523 ? 2 November 1605) was a Flemish artist active mainly in Florence, Italy. He was a wide-ranging talent who worked as an easel and fresco painter, designer of tapestries, draughtsman, designer of prints and pottery decorator. His subject range was varied and included history subjects, mythological scenes, allegories, landscapes, genre scenes, portraits, architectural scenes and animals. After training in his native Flanders, he left his home country and ultimately settled down in Florence, Italy. He became a prominent court artist to the Medici during the second half of the 16th century and worked on the many decorative projects of the court. Stradanus also produced large altarpieces for the most important churches in Florence. Biography artist: Maarten de Vos (1532-1603), Antwerp-born painter and designer, prolific draftsman for religious series, whose work influenced a generation of Northern printmakers.