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C1665
Colossus Gigantaeus Antverpianus
Very rare old master engraving by Coecke van Aelst I, P. (C1502-1550), Emperor Karl V, depicted as the mythical giant; Druon Antigoon, by Coecke van Aelst I, P. (C1502-1550), Van Aelst was one of the best known Dutch artist and … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
Colossus Gigantaeus Antverpianus
Date:
C1665
Engraver:
C. Visscher
Condition:
In good condition, laid onto archival tissue.
Technique:
Copper engraving.
Image Size:
340mm
x 450mm
Paper Size:
390mm
x 510mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1665
Description:
Very rare old master engraving by Coecke van Aelst I, P. (C1502-1550), Emperor Karl V, depicted as the mythical giant; Druon Antigoon, by Coecke van Aelst I, P. (C1502-1550),
Van Aelst was one of the best known Dutch artist and engravers of the c.16th.Â
Druon Antigoon was a mythical giant in Flemish folkloric that lived in Antwerp. Guarding a bridge on the river Scheldt, he exacted a toll from those crossing the river. For those that refused his toll, he severed one of their hands and threw it into the river. Eventually, Antigoon was slain by a young Roman soldier named Brabo, who cut off the giant’s own hand and flung it into the river.
Translated iInscription on the pedestal: Giants are subdued by bravery. Brabon’s story finds fresh faith. Peter van Aelst painted the Emperor Charles V in A.D. XXXIII’; Tekst benederand: ‘Antwerp’s gigantic colossus, which, at the solemn festivals of the fairs, escorted by four officers bearing banners, packed with a huge and splendid team, is driven round the city twice a year. To the most noble, most appreciative, and most prudent men, Mr. Henry Halmaho, knight, Mr. Guilielmo Despomereaulx, councilors and senators, treasurers, syndicgraphers, and secretaries of the famous store of Antwerp; Aegidius Hendricx, living in merit, gave him what he received. In 1665.
References:
Huber, Catalogue raisonné du cabinet d'estampes de feu Monsieur Brandes :: Vol. 1, p.340.
Folsom, Jenny, "Antwerp’s Appetite for Congolese Hands" (2016). CHESS Student Research Reports :: 17.
Collections:
Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum: Call number GHendricx Verlag AB 3.1
Plantin-Moretus Museum: Object no; PK.OP.16096
Huber, Catalogue raisonné du cabinet d'estampes de feu Monsieur Brandes :: Vol. 1, p.340.
Folsom, Jenny, "Antwerp’s Appetite for Congolese Hands" (2016). CHESS Student Research Reports :: 17.
Collections:
Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum: Call number GHendricx Verlag AB 3.1
Plantin-Moretus Museum: Object no; PK.OP.16096
Pieter Coecke van Aelst (1502 - 1550)
Van Aelst was renowned throughout Renaissance Europe as a draftsman, painter, and publisher of architectural treatises. The magnificent tapestries he designed were acquired by the wealthiest clients of the day, up to and including rulers such as Emperor Charles V, King Francis I of France, King Henry VIII of England, and Grand Duke Cosimo I de’ Medici of Tuscany. At the same time, Coecke was remarkable not only for the complexity and unparalleled quality of his tapestries, but also for his fluency in various media: from tapestry and stained-glass window designs to panel paintings, prints, drawings, and architectural treatises. Though only forty-eight when he died, Coecke was one of the greatest Netherlandish artists of the sixteenth century. His paintings and drawings, initially wrought in the style of the Antwerp Mannerists, evolved through his enthusiastic response to Italian Renaissance design, and influenced generations of artists in his wake. This comprehensive study explores Coecke’s stylistic development, as well as his substantial contribution to the body of great Renaissance art in Flanders.
