Pieter de Jode I (1570-1634) - Jan van Mechelen (c. 1587-1623) - Jan Cnobbaert (1590-1637) - Lot. of 2 sheets S. Maria Dolorosa e Santa Potamiena di Alessandria

Type: copperplate engravings by burin;

State: Excellent inking, good condition with slight traces of foxing and browning;

Support: Rag paper;

Shipping: INSURED shipment via Bartolini/DPD courier. To take advantage of the insurance coverage, any damage to the package must be contested and reported to the courier at the time of delivery. Otherwise, it will not be possible to activate the insurance reimbursement procedure.

Provenance: Provenance from a private collection;

The Holy Virgins and Martyrs series
Your engraving belongs to a famous series of prints dedicated to the Holy Virgins ("Holy Virgins"), devised by Pieter de Jode I in collaboration with the publisher Jan van Mechelen around 1626. This series includes prints of identical format and iconographic arrangement for several sacred figures. You can observe the strong stylistic similarity with other engravings from the same collection.

Pieter de Jode the Elder (Pieter de Jode I, 1570–1634) represents the technical and editorial apex of the Flemish De Jode dynasty in Antwerp. His style, inherited from Mannerism and enriched by the Baroque, is faithfully reflected in the preparatory drawing ("figuravit") executed for your print.

Jan van Mechelen (also known as Johannes van Mechelen, active between the late 16th and early 17th centuries) was an important Flemish art publisher, dealer and engraver based in Antwerp, the European printing capital of the era.

Jan or Joannes Cnobbaert (1590–1637) was a Flemish typographer, publisher and bookseller active in Antwerp at the beginning of the 17th century.