346 - Unknown (17th), Wildfires in the landscape, 1649, Copper engraving

Unknown (17th), Wildfires in the landscape, 1649, Copper engraving Unknown (17th century): Fires in the landscape He collects to distribute, 1649, Copper engraving Technique: Copper engraving on Paper Inscription: Upper middle inscribed in the printing plate: "COLLIGIT UT SPARGAT". Lower middle further inscription: "Il amasse afin de répandre.". Date: 1649 Description: Depiction of a cartouche with banner. Individual fires appear in a landscape, their clouds of smoke coalescing into common clouds. In the upper centre of the picture the sun is brightly depicted, its rays pointing towards the ground. Source: Pierre Le Moyne (1602 Chaumont-1671 Paris) Devises Heroiques et Morales, 1649 | Book Keywords: Fire, blaze, landscape, nature, sun, sunrays, smoke, cloud, conflagration, heat, 17th century, Baroque, Landscape, France, Size: Paper: 10,9 cm x 10,0 cm (4,3 x 3,9 in), Plate: 8,6 cm x 9,0 cm (3,4 x 3,5 in), Depiction: 7,6 cm x 8,7 cm (3 x 3,4 in) Condition: Good condition. The sheet shows signs of dust and soiling according to its age. The writing on the reverse shines through slightly. Small brownish discolorations can be seen in spots on the image, especially in the area of the sun. The sheet has been trimmed 0.8cm at the bottom, 0.6cm at the right, 1.3cm at the top and 0.6cm at the left from the platemark.