Thanks, a very good background story of the problems between Catholics and Protestants in the Low countries. When I look at the print could this...
If the engraving was made in 1570 the pope must be Pius V. I tried to read about him to see if there is any relation to this specific print....
I have made a comparison of the 1570 and 1600 version. It makes clear that it cannot be a reworked copper plate. [ATTACH]
Thanks your your addition! I agree, the explanation of the British museum with the link to Admiral Francisco de Mendoza cannot be true, because...
The discovery of the van de Heyden version of the print, makes it impossible that the pope on the print is Gregory VIII.
I have found the print with a completely different production date (1570) at the website of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. The print is not exactly...
I have found 3 versions of this print now. All the British Museum: My version without title (1598-1600) The Revelles of Christdome (~1609) The...
If this print is from around 1600 the pope must be Clement VIII (24 February 1536 – 5 March 1605). On the print he is wearing his papal tiara (a...
As I am new to this forum, I am trying something new today. I like to collect and research interesting objects, mostly old books. Some of my...
Today I have sent a mail to the Arnhem Museum with pictures of this drawing. I asked them if they can confirm if this drawing is made by Alexander...
Ah ok, thanks for the clarification. The combination of Dutch (from the Netherlands in English) and Deutsch (from Germany in German) is very...
Both names on the chest sound more German to me than Dutch. Dutch chests from the 18th century are a bit more plain most of the time.
I did not know this post. Thanks for sharing!
Those prices are insane! If you are interested in Medieval books, these blogs are really interesting to read: https://medievalbooks.nl/
Call me crazy, but i like owner marks in books, even if they are much later then the books themselves. Here are some more examples: [ATTACH]...
I know the Arnhem Museum has a collection of works of Ver Huell, but I am not sure if they are on display. There are several books about Ver...
Alexander Ver Huell was quite popular as an artist in his younger years, but during his life that fame faded away. When he got older he became...
Yes, apparently our Alexander liked these morbid stories.
At last I have found a similar art piece with the same kind of signature. Now i am 100 % convinced my picture is of this artist. Thank you @Fid...
In the book, that contains the lithograph of this picture, the following text is added: "De Cholera is hier redster; zij doet de vijandelijke...
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