Rare-Antique Master Print-JUNO-FROM-THE-THREE-GODDESSES-Panderen-Spranger-c.1600

Description Medium: Engraving on hand laid (verge) paper. Sheet size: 23.5 x 23.4 cm (9.25 x 9.21 inch). Image size: 23.5 x 23.4 cm. (9.25 x 9.21 inch). Condition: good, given age. Light foxing, soling and creasing. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully. JUNO ENGRAVING, EGBERT VAN PANDEREN PRINT, BARTHOLOMEUS SPRANGER DESIGN, MYTHOLOGICAL ENGRAVING 1600, DUTCH MANNERIST PRINT | PCO-EXPO-DUTCH BACKGROUND INFORMATION Engraving after Bartholomeus Spranger, Netherlands, circa 1600. State: Rare 3rd state. Reference: Hollstein 48. Biography engraver: Egbert van Panderen (c.1581-1628) was a Dutch engraver active in the early seventeenth century. He is known for translating complex Mannerist compositions into finely detailed engravings, often after designs by leading court artists such as Bartholomeus Spranger. Biography artist: Bartholomeus Spranger (1546-1611) was a Flemish painter associated with the Northern Mannerist movement. Active at the imperial court of Rudolf II in Prague, he created highly sophisticated mythological compositions characterized by elegant figures and dynamic poses. His designs were widely disseminated through engravings by artists such as Egbert van Panderen.