Vera et Accurata Descriptio Situationis Magnae Cartusie, Primariae Domus Sacri Ordinis Cartusiensis…
| Reference: | S40679 |
| Author | Léonard GAULTIER |
| Year: | 1630 ca. |
| Zone: | Couvent de la Grande-Chartreuse |
| Printed: | Paris |
| Measures: | 730 x 450 mm |
€1,000.00
| Reference: | S40679 |
| Author | Léonard GAULTIER |
| Year: | 1630 ca. |
| Zone: | Couvent de la Grande-Chartreuse |
| Printed: | Paris |
| Measures: | 730 x 450 mm |
€1,000.00
Description
Vera et accurata descriptio situationis Magnae Cartusiae, primariae domus sacri ordinis Cartusiensis prout jacet in ea parte regni Franciae quam Delphinatum vocant : Reuvrendissimo in Christo Patri D. Brunoni D'Affringues ipsius Cartusiae Priori dignissimo ac eiusdem ordinis Cartusiensis Generali meritissimo dicata / L. Gaultier incidit.
Very rare panoramic view of the Couvent de la Grande-Chartreuse, home of the Carthusian monks in the Savoy, located north of Grenoble.
The large view - made with two copper plates - is engraved by Leonard Gaultier and published by Jean Messager (1580-1649). The work - undated - is dedicated to Charles d'Affringues.
Bruno d'Affringues, of religion, born April 20, 1549 in Saint-Omer (Pas-de-Calais) and died March 6, 1632 in the Grande Chartreuse is a French Carthusian monk who was Prior of the Grande Chartreuse from 1600 to 1630 and then 47th Minister General of the Carthusian Order.
According to the information of the Biblioteque Nationale de France (where 2 copies of the work are preserved), it would be printed in 1630, the year in which Bruno d'Affringues left the office of Prior. From the publisher's signature it is established that this work is printed in Paris.
Engraving, printed on two sheets of contemporary laid paper, with margins, minimal restoration on the reverse side, overall in excellent condition.
Léonard GAULTIER (Parigi, 1561circa -1635 circa)
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Engraver and publisher. Son of Pierre Gaultier, a goldsmith merchant from Paris, he worked mainly in Lyon and Paris.
According to others he was originally from Mainz, perhaps a pupil of Etienne Delaune in Strasbourg. He collaborated with Thomas de Leu, probably his brother-in-law.
His style of work resembles that of Wierix and Crispin van de Passe. His prints are executed entirely by engraving, with great precision, but in a rigid and formal way. He was certainly very active and prolific, the Abbé de Marolles owned more than eight hundred prints of the Gaultier. Among his numerous works of text illustrator, the most important are the portraits (144) that decorate the collection Pourtraicts de plusieurs hommes illustres, qui ont flory en France depuis l'an 1500 jusques à présent and the engravings reproducing events under Henry IV. They are sometimes signed with his name, and sometimes with a cipher GL.
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Léonard GAULTIER (Parigi, 1561circa -1635 circa)
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Engraver and publisher. Son of Pierre Gaultier, a goldsmith merchant from Paris, he worked mainly in Lyon and Paris.
According to others he was originally from Mainz, perhaps a pupil of Etienne Delaune in Strasbourg. He collaborated with Thomas de Leu, probably his brother-in-law.
His style of work resembles that of Wierix and Crispin van de Passe. His prints are executed entirely by engraving, with great precision, but in a rigid and formal way. He was certainly very active and prolific, the Abbé de Marolles owned more than eight hundred prints of the Gaultier. Among his numerous works of text illustrator, the most important are the portraits (144) that decorate the collection Pourtraicts de plusieurs hommes illustres, qui ont flory en France depuis l'an 1500 jusques à présent and the engravings reproducing events under Henry IV. They are sometimes signed with his name, and sometimes with a cipher GL.
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