Pietro Monaco (1707-1772), after Titian (c. 1488/90-1576)

Pietro Monaco after Titian Raccolta di opere scelte: The dance of Salome Venice, published 1786 Engraving Title page and 59 engravings after mainly Venetian paintings published by Teodoro Viero, Venice, 1786. The majority of the plates are by Le Febvre, S. Maniago, A. Zucchi, and P. Monaco. Purchased 1956 (No. 56.10/3)

Jean Morin (1590-1650)

Jean Morin Margaret Lemon  Paris, late 1630s Engraving 310 x 250mm Morin’s print reproduces Van Dyck’s portrait of Margaret Lemon (born around 1614) painted in 1638. the sitter, a courtesan and Van Dyck’s mistress, is known to have posed as his model repeatedly during his visits to England from 1631-41. She glances coquettishly at the … Read more

Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528)

Albrecht Dürer St John devouring the Book  Nuremberg, 1498 Woodcut Paper: 388 x 282 mm; mount: 556 x 405 mm This rather grotesque and ludicrous scene showing St John the Apostle trying to swallow a book given to him by an angel is another ecstatic vision experienced by St John in the Apocalypse series. St … Read more

Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528)

Albrecht Dürer The Vision of the Seven Candlesticks  Nuremberg, 1511 Woodcut Paper: 392 x 282 mm; mount 556 x 405 mm After the death of Christ, his discipline John journeyed to Patmos to escape persecution. In the dark recesses of a cave, John witnessed a series of miraculous visions of the Apocalyptic Christ. Crucified for … Read more