Antwerp, Theodore Galle, s.d. [circa 1630-1678]
, 22 x 27 cm - 8.7" x 10.6 stuck on a contemporary chain-lined paper.
Original engraving made by the Flemish engraver Cornelis Galle II (1615 - 1678) after the Flemish painter Jan Ven der Straet (1523 - 1605). This is one from a series of ten (8) on the life of St. John Baptist published by Theodore Galle (1571 - 1633). Here, in his prison; to the right, John, holds a reed cross, converses with two men through the bars of his cell; to the left, in the foreground, soldiers stand guard within the prison; outside, a haloed figure approaches with a crowd. Splendidly raised with contemporary colors. Inscription lettered within the image: 'Ioan. Stradan. invent. / Corn. Galle sculp. / Theodor. Galle excud.' Lettered beneath the image: 'Clausus discipulos ad Iesum carcere mittit / Baptista: accinti mox iter accelerant: / Et referunt visa atq[ue] audita reversi; / Aegros curari numinis auxilio'. Bibliographic reference: Hollstein 35-44 (Cornelis Galle II) ; Baroni Vannucci 706.8
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