The sacrifice of Abraham
| Reference: | S32367 |
| Author | Philippe GALLE |
| Year: | 1560 ca. |
| Measures: | 441 x 345 mm |
€1,500.00
| Reference: | S32367 |
| Author | Philippe GALLE |
| Year: | 1560 ca. |
| Measures: | 441 x 345 mm |
€1,500.00
Description
Engraving, 1560 circa, lettered in the image, on the altar “Franciscus Floris inventor/Hieronimus Cock excudebat/ Cum gratia, et privilegio” and, on the right “Philippus Galle / fecit”.
In lower margin, Latin inscription “Cuius Praecepto fily sui immolationem parabat Abraham, eiusdem voluntate vivum servavit. O admirabile dei consilium!”. After a subject by Frans Floris.
A very good impression, printed on contemporary laid paper, trimmed close to the platemark, small paper folds, otherwise in good conditions.
The scene is based on Genesis 22: 1-19, and depicts the moment when Abraham, about to sacrifice his son Isaac in obedience to God's command, is stayed by an angel who offers him a ram in Isaac's place. This print corresponds to a lost painting by Frans Floris that adhered to established visual conventions by representing the dramatic denouement of the biblical story.
Zani noted that Vasari mistakenly attributed the incision to Jerome Cock.
Literature
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Zani, III, 16; TIB, 56 n. 6; Hieronymus Cock The Renaissance in Print, n. 37
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Philippe GALLE (Haarlem, 1537; Anversa, 12 o 29 Marzo 1612)
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Draughtsman, engraver, publisher, print dealer, writer and historian. It is possible that he was a pupil in Haarlem of Dirk Volkertsz. Coornhert, but more than likely he was trained in the Antwerp workshop of Hieronymous Cock, who published Galle’s first prints in 1557 and for whom he worked for many years. Shortly after 1557 Philip Galle started his own publishing and print business, for which he travelled extensively: in 1560–61 he visited the southern Netherlands, France, Germany and Italy. After 1564 he settled in Antwerp, where he acquired citizenship in 1571, the same year in which he became a master in the city’s Guild of St Luke. He served as dean of the guild from 1585 to 1587. His documented pupils were H. van Doort in 1580, Karel van Mallery (1571–1635) in 1586, Jean-Baptiste Barbé (1578–1649) in 1594 and Peter Backereel (d 1637) in 1605. Others working at the workshop and publishing house included Philip’s sons Theodor and Cornelis, his son-in-law Adriaen Collaert, pupils van Mallery and Barbé, the Wierix brothers, Hendrick Goltzius, Crispijn de Passe I and other members of the Collaert family.
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Literature
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Zani, III, 16; TIB, 56 n. 6; Hieronymus Cock The Renaissance in Print, n. 37
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Philippe GALLE (Haarlem, 1537; Anversa, 12 o 29 Marzo 1612)
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Draughtsman, engraver, publisher, print dealer, writer and historian. It is possible that he was a pupil in Haarlem of Dirk Volkertsz. Coornhert, but more than likely he was trained in the Antwerp workshop of Hieronymous Cock, who published Galle’s first prints in 1557 and for whom he worked for many years. Shortly after 1557 Philip Galle started his own publishing and print business, for which he travelled extensively: in 1560–61 he visited the southern Netherlands, France, Germany and Italy. After 1564 he settled in Antwerp, where he acquired citizenship in 1571, the same year in which he became a master in the city’s Guild of St Luke. He served as dean of the guild from 1585 to 1587. His documented pupils were H. van Doort in 1580, Karel van Mallery (1571–1635) in 1586, Jean-Baptiste Barbé (1578–1649) in 1594 and Peter Backereel (d 1637) in 1605. Others working at the workshop and publishing house included Philip’s sons Theodor and Cornelis, his son-in-law Adriaen Collaert, pupils van Mallery and Barbé, the Wierix brothers, Hendrick Goltzius, Crispijn de Passe I and other members of the Collaert family.
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