Etching and engraving 19.5 x 12.2 cm Transcription of text in banderole above flying putto: AD PHILOZOGRAPHUM. Si tibi sint nullae Tabulae, nec picta Poësis ; Docti Pictores hi tibi sufficiant. Nam pictae Tabulae cedunt Pictoribus. Hi sunt Qui fingunt, pingunt quodlibet ingenio. Translation of text in banderole above flying putto: To the lover… Continue Reading To the lover of things written and drawn
“Since we greatly admire pictures painted with varied images, which [pictures] the well-taught hand presents, and which, wonderfully drawn with every sort of joyful colour, greatly nourish the mind, the spirit and the eyes, it is also a pleasure to look at the PAINTERS themselves, who make and paint, not without discernment.” Continue Reading Poem to the Lovers and Admirers of Pictures
Etching 22.7 x 14.8 cm Attributed to Simon Frisius Transcription and translation of texts: Over figure with trumpet in upper margin: FAMA: Fame On map below Fame: EUROPA: Europe Over putto sketching on left: ASSIDUUS: Diligent Over putto sketching on right: LABOR: Labour Over female figure on left with caduceus and palette: PICTURA: Painting Over… Continue Reading Titlepage To Part 1
Engraved by Hendrick Hondius (Orenstein 1996) Signed Hh.f. by Hendrick Hondius 21.5 x 13.7 cm Monograms of deceased artists on pyramids: AD [Albrecht Dürer]; L [Lucas van Leyden]; D [?]; MVH [Maarten van Heemskerk]; AG [Heinrich Aldegrever]; HS [Hans Schäufelein] On the fictive paper: Transcription: POST FUNERA VITA Pallida Mors omnes petit. huic parere necesse… Continue Reading 145. Post Funera Vita: After Burial, Life
