Master of Haarlem (1483-1486 Fl.)

Master of Haarlem (1483-1486 Fl.) - The Last Supper / Description: This is an old colored incunabula woodcut from an early edition of Ludolphus de Saxonia, "Dat Boeck vanden leven ons lief heeren Ihesu Christi". The first edition was published in 1487 in Antwerp, followed by the 1488 edition in Delft, 1495 and 1499 in Zwolle and again in Antwerp in 1510. Amongst the earliest artist who worked at the project we mention: The Master of Haarlem, The second Gouda woodcutter and The first Antwerp woodcutter. The woodcut here on auction is attributed by the Rijksmuseum to The Master of Haarlem and dated 1483-1486. This attribution was also confirmed by Prof. Defoer. This makes it a real early woodcut in History. / Dimensions: 17,50 x 14,50 cm / Condition: Excellent impression with unbroken woodcut borderlines tipped with corners on a support sheet. Nice period hand coloring. Gothic Dutch letterpress on the backside in two columns. / Literature: Conway 1884 (Conway 21.3:4) ---"The guilder compass" (1951). Botke, K. --- Prof. Henri Defoer, history of the woodcuts from the Ludolphus editions. ( Jaarboek voor Nederlandse boekgeschiedenis 24/2017) / Medium: Woodcut /Circa: 1483-1486 260