Menu

  Heemskerck - Wonders of the World Heemskerck - Wonders of the World
Click to enlarge

More Views

  •   Heemskerck - Wonders of the World
  •   Heemskerck - Wonders of the World
  •   Heemskerck - Wonders of the World
  •   Heemskerck - Wonders of the World
  •   Heemskerck - Wonders of the World
  •   Heemskerck - Wonders of the World
  •   Heemskerck - Wonders of the World
  •   Heemskerck - Wonders of the World
  •   Heemskerck - Wonders of the World
  •   Heemskerck - Wonders of the World
  •   Heemskerck - Wonders of the World
  •   Heemskerck - Wonders of the World
  •   Heemskerck - Wonders of the World
  •   Heemskerck - Wonders of the World
  •   Heemskerck - Wonders of the World

Heemskerck - Wonders of the World

Item Code: w




Quick Overview

Bookmark and Share
WONDERS OF THE WORLD

Details

THE WONDERS OF THE WORLD
 
6 out of 8 prints.
 
New Hollstein (Dutch & Flemish) 478, 481, 482, 483, 484, 485, .II (Philips Galle)
New Hollstein (Dutch & Flemish) 513, 516, 517, 518, 519, 520 .II (Maarten van Heemskerck)
 

Invented by Maerten van Heemskerck.
Engraved by Philips Galle
Published by Theodor Galle.
Dated 1572 on plate 7.
 
1. The Pyramids of Giza in Egypt; in the foreground, to left, a crowned and bearded pharaoh, (Khufu?), seated near two standing putti, looking upwards towards a bird of prey, carrying a shoe in its beak; to right, a group of workers building the pyramids, preparing bricks and firing them on a large oven; in the background a tall stepped pyramid and numerous obelisks
4.The colossus of Rhodes; to left, a sculptor, (Chares of Lyndus?) crowned with laurels designing a sculpture on paper; nearby, his assistants polishing pieces of the sculpture, including a colossal head; behind, the sea with numerous sailing boats and the colossus, holding a smoking urn, with people admiring it from below; in the background, an imaginary view of the city of Rhodes;
5.Tthe temple of Diana at Ephesus; to right, a king (Croesus, king of Lydia?), giving directions to workmen, seen on either sides, hammering, chiselling and measuring various blocks and a column; behind, seen to left, the great temple of Diana, decorated by various sculptures; a city seen in the background, to right;
6.Tthe mausoleum of Halicarnassus; to right, an elegant crowned lady (Artemisia?), her entourage and an architect (Pythius?), seen from behind, admiring the mausoleum; various sculptors chiselling are seen to left; behind the impressive mausoleum with ascending steps, decorated with numerous sculptures
7.The walls of Babylon; the walls of Babylon; in the foreground, to left, Semiramis, crowned on a horse shooting an arrow; behind to left, the entrance to the city; at centre the walls and the tower seen to left; to right, the hanging gardens
8.The Colosseum at Rome; in the foreground, to right, a Roman Emperor on a horse surveys the scene, his entourage behind him; to left, a sculpture of the she-wolf suckling Romulus and Remus and a large marble foot; the Colosseum seen behind and a large sculpture of Zeus seen in the arena, were gladiators are fighting
 
Perfect condition.
In full pages of laid paper with wide margins and elaborate watermark
(crowned interlaced C')

Additional Information

SKU w
Picture Size 21,10 x 25,60 cm
Specification Print
technic Engraving
Artist Phillips Galle
period 16th Century
School Dutch
subject Humanistic
rating ****

PHILIPS GALLE (1537 - 1612)

Galle PhillipsBorn in Haarlem, died in Antwerp. Flemish engraver, print dealer, publisher, writer and historian.

He was one of the most important and influential printmakers during the second half of the sixteenth century, with a list of over 2,500 prints published between 1563 and 1606. His massive output encompassed portraits, religious and allegorical subjects.

Trained by the Haaarlem humanist Dirck Volckertsz. Coornhert, Ph. Galle began his career working in the studio of the engraver/publisher Hieronymus Cock who published Galle’s first prints in 1557 and for whom he worked for many years. During that time, he established a leading reputation for a series of works after Heemskerck.

In 1563, he began his own print publishing business in Haarlem, moving the business to larger premises in Antwerp in 1570, where he modelled his studio on those of Cock and of Christoph Plantin.

Besides engraving his own compositions, Ph. Galle worked with print designers such as Anthonie Blocklandt, Hans Bol, Marten De Vos and Johannes Stradanus. He employed many engravers to assist him, notably The Wierix Brothers, Adriaen and Johannes Collaert, Crispijn De Passe, Johannes Sadeler and Gerard Van Groeningen. Later, he employed his sons Theodoor (who effectively ran the family business from 1600) and Cornelis.

Inventor

Inventor :

MAARTEN VAN HEEMSKERCK ( 1498 - 1574)

 Painter and print designer; worked in Haarlem and Italy. Born in Heemskerck; son of a farmer. Trained in Haarlem under Jan van Scorel; in Italy 1532-6/7; later career in Haarlem, where one of the richest citizens. Prolific designer of compositions for prints, almost all made by others. Artists who engraved after his designs include Dirk Coornhert (c.1547-59), Philips Galle (from 1559), Cornelis Bos, Theodoor de Bry

All the items are guaranteed to be originals and as described. 
A letter of authenticity is added by simple request.
Items may be returned within 15 days after arrival.
I ship worldwide and provide Insurance and other delivery options.

All items can be purchased instantly at the listed prices,
on reservation of errors in price or availibility..