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STORY OF DAVID, ABIGAIL AND NABAL - 1555
Reference:
New Hollstein 104-109 (Heemskerck) (I / III )
Riggs 118-124 with Cornelis Cort as the engraver
First state out of three with the publishers address of Cock on plate five and with the privelige for six years on plate one.
The complete series of six prints.
Inventor: Heemskerck
Engraver :Cornelis Cort according to Riggs
Publisher: Hieronymus Cock
A rare earlier set after Heemskerck in the portrait format mainly found in the earlier series (1540's and 1550's)
Between the very early series by Coornhert and the later series by Phillips Galle.
It is less rude then the Coornhert work who was closer to the Italians, but still more powerfull then the later smoother Galle series.
The old Hollstein reference only mentioned five plates. The New Hollstein six but with the remark that the British Museum only hold's an uncomplete series, lacking plate six in the BM. (and in bad condition)
Here, a very rare complete series in excellent early impression.
Additional Information
SKU | xxr65 |
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Picture Size | 25,50 cm x 19,50 cm |
Specification | |
technic | Engraving |
Artist | Maerten Van Heemskerck |
period | 16th Century |
School | Dutch |
subject | Religious |
rating | **** |
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
Maerten van Heemskerck was born in Heemskerck, from where he took his name. According to his biographer Van Mander, the artist trained in Haarlem with Cornelis Willemsz. and continued his studies with Jan Lucasz. in Delft. Following the return of Jan van Scorel from Italy, Heemskerck is documented in that artist’s studio between 1527 and 1530. Van Scorel’s influence was extremely notable at this period.
Heemskerck belonged to the second generation of Dutch artists who travelled to Italy and he is documented in Rome in 1532. During his time there he studied the frescoes of Raphael and Michelangelo and produced numerous drawings of sculptures, views of cities and classical ruins. Michelangelo’s work impressed him profoundly and his influence is evident in the paintings that Heemskerck executed in Holland after his return. On his way back to Haarlem he probably visited Mantua, where he studied the work of Giulio Romano in the Palazzo del Tè.
In early 1537 Heemskerck was in Haarlem, working as an artist and occupying various positions in the guild of Saint Luke, of which he was dean in 1553 and 1554. He was married again, this time to a wealthy woman whose fortune brought him economic security and an elevated social position. Apart from a brief stay in Amsterdam, where he took refuge during the Spanish siege of Haarlem, Heemskerck spent the rest of his life there.
A fine portraitist, he also produced history paintings. Many of Heemskerck’s paintings were reproduced in prints and widely disseminated.
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
Maerten van Heemskerck was born in Heemskerck, from where he took his name. According to his biographer Van Mander, the artist trained in Haarlem with Cornelis Willemsz. and continued his studies with Jan Lucasz. in Delft. Following the return of Jan van Scorel from Italy, Heemskerck is documented in that artist’s studio between 1527 and 1530. Van Scorel’s influence was extremely notable at this period.
Heemskerck belonged to the second generation of Dutch artists who travelled to Italy and he is documented in Rome in 1532. During his time there he studied the frescoes of Raphael and Michelangelo and produced numerous drawings of sculptures, views of cities and classical ruins. Michelangelo’s work impressed him profoundly and his influence is evident in the paintings that Heemskerck executed in Holland after his return. On his way back to Haarlem he probably visited Mantua, where he studied the work of Giulio Romano in the Palazzo del Tè.
In early 1537 Heemskerck was in Haarlem, working as an artist and occupying various positions in the guild of Saint Luke, of which he was dean in 1553 and 1554. He was married again, this time to a wealthy woman whose fortune brought him economic security and an elevated social position. Apart from a brief stay in Amsterdam, where he took refuge during the Spanish siege of Haarlem, Heemskerck spent the rest of his life there.
A fine portraitist, he also produced history paintings. Many of Heemskerck’s paintings were reproduced in prints and widely disseminated.
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