Ponte Sisto and the Tiber (River Landscape with a Tower and Bridge)
| Reference: | S41931 |
| Author | Jan van de VELDE II |
| Year: | 1615 |
| Measures: | 315 x 124 mm |
€500.00
| Reference: | S41931 |
| Author | Jan van de VELDE II |
| Year: | 1615 |
| Measures: | 315 x 124 mm |
€500.00
Description
Etching and engraving, 1645, numbered “14” at bottom right.
From the series: Amoenissimae aliquot Regiunculae, et antiquorum momentorum ruinae: a Ioanne Veldio Iuniore delineatae, et per chalcographiam in luck aeditae a Nicolao Ioannis Vischerio anaglijptario. Anno. MDCXV. AMSTELODAMI." consisting of of eighteen landscapes with ruins, published by Claes Jansz. Visscher (II) in 1615.
Magnificent proof, printed on contemporary laid paper, trimmed close to platemark, in very good condition.
Jan van de Velde II came from an artistic family. His father was a celebrated calligrapher and teacher and he was the nephew of Esaias van de Velde, an important landscape painter. Jan also specialized in landscapes but made his mark as a printmaker and draftsman. His engraved landscapes were often based on drawings from nature and his emphasis on naturalistic detail and simple composition influenced other artists including Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn.
Raised in Rotterdam, Van de Velde trained as an engraver with the artist Jacob Matham in Haarlem. In 1614, he joined Haarlem's Guild of St. Luke, and began producing prints in series. At this early stage in his career, Van de Velde was among Haarlem's most prolific artists and had produced more than a hundred landscape etchings by 1617 (at the age of twenty-four).
In addition to landscapes, Van de Velde created more than fifty portrait prints as well as genre scenes, book illustrations, and paintings. As his career progressed, he began to base his engraved output on the work of other artists including that of his cousin Esaias. He also worked as a teacher and his own son, Jan Van de Velde III, was a still-life painter.
Literature
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Hollstein 194; Franken & van der Kellen (1883), n. 233 p. 104.
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Jan van de VELDE II (Delft 1593 - Enkhuizen 1641)
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Jan van de Velde II, or Veldius (Delft or Rotterdam, 1593 - Enkhuizen, October 24, 1641 (buried November 4), was a Dutch engraver, painter, draftsman and publisher of the Golden Century. Son of Jan van de Velde, father of Jan van de Velde III and grandson of Esaias van de Velde, he spent his youth in Rotterdam and was a pupil of Jacob Matham in Haarlem. In this city he began his artistic career, becoming a member of the local Guild of Saint Luke in 1614. In 1618 he worked in Enkhuizen, while in 1626 he was in Haarlem: in fact he became a member of the Calvinist Church in that year. In 1636 he moved to Enkhuizen, where he remained until 1641. He traveled through the Lower Rhine region along the Niers River, stopping in Schenkenschans, near Kleve and Düren. He devoted himself mainly to the representation of landscapes, especially winter, religious subjects and genre, often portraying peasants, architecture, interiors and portraits. He is best known as an engraver, but was also active as a painter. Unfortunately, his paintings are difficult to identify: only a winter landscape of oval shape and signed with the monogram IVV has been attributed to him. He also produced prints in series, from the beginning of his career, creating his own brand as a printer. He also made prints of devotion. He was among the most prolific engravers of Haarlem, realizing, as early as 1617, more than a hundred landscapes, emphasizing naturalistic details and simply structuring the compositions. He also executed more than fifty portraits, genre scenes and book illustrations. In the later stage of his career, he also produced engravings based on the works of other artists, including those of his cousin Esaias van de Velde II. He contributed to create, along with other artists who worked in Haarlem, the typical Dutch landscape of the seventeenth century, highlighting features, previously ignored. Were formed at his school Willem Akersloot, Cornelis Goutsbloem, Cornelis van Kittensteyn and Jan van de Velde III. His works influenced Esaias van de Velde and Rembrandt.
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Literature
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Hollstein 194; Franken & van der Kellen (1883), n. 233 p. 104.
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Jan van de VELDE II (Delft 1593 - Enkhuizen 1641)
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Jan van de Velde II, or Veldius (Delft or Rotterdam, 1593 - Enkhuizen, October 24, 1641 (buried November 4), was a Dutch engraver, painter, draftsman and publisher of the Golden Century. Son of Jan van de Velde, father of Jan van de Velde III and grandson of Esaias van de Velde, he spent his youth in Rotterdam and was a pupil of Jacob Matham in Haarlem. In this city he began his artistic career, becoming a member of the local Guild of Saint Luke in 1614. In 1618 he worked in Enkhuizen, while in 1626 he was in Haarlem: in fact he became a member of the Calvinist Church in that year. In 1636 he moved to Enkhuizen, where he remained until 1641. He traveled through the Lower Rhine region along the Niers River, stopping in Schenkenschans, near Kleve and Düren. He devoted himself mainly to the representation of landscapes, especially winter, religious subjects and genre, often portraying peasants, architecture, interiors and portraits. He is best known as an engraver, but was also active as a painter. Unfortunately, his paintings are difficult to identify: only a winter landscape of oval shape and signed with the monogram IVV has been attributed to him. He also produced prints in series, from the beginning of his career, creating his own brand as a printer. He also made prints of devotion. He was among the most prolific engravers of Haarlem, realizing, as early as 1617, more than a hundred landscapes, emphasizing naturalistic details and simply structuring the compositions. He also executed more than fifty portraits, genre scenes and book illustrations. In the later stage of his career, he also produced engravings based on the works of other artists, including those of his cousin Esaias van de Velde II. He contributed to create, along with other artists who worked in Haarlem, the typical Dutch landscape of the seventeenth century, highlighting features, previously ignored. Were formed at his school Willem Akersloot, Cornelis Goutsbloem, Cornelis van Kittensteyn and Jan van de Velde III. His works influenced Esaias van de Velde and Rembrandt.
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