176 - Maarten de Vos, Jan Sadeler - The Ark Of Noah - 1586

Maarten de Vos, Jan Sadeler - The Ark Of Noah - 1586 Description: The animals going into the ark. Noah and his sons, Shem, Ham and Japheth, together with his wife and the wives of his three sons, walk towards the ark; pairs of animals walk along a gangway to the moored boat and the sky is full of a flock of birds supervised by an apparition of God. This is the stoy of the Ark of Noah from the Old Testament Genesis 7 (signed Genes capit: 7), This is plate 13 (signed XIII) of 15 plates of the serie " The story of the family of Seth" (Bonorum et Malorum Consensio) made in 1586, engraved and Published by Jan Sadeler I (signed J.Sadeler auct. Sculpsit) and designed by painter Maarten de Vos (signed M.de vos Figuravit.). From the collection of K. E. von LIPHART (1808-1891) his collection mark on the backside. Gothic 'P' watermark. Dimensions: 20,4 x 27,4 cm Condition: A good, strong dark impression printed in rich black ink on dense watermarked laid paper of the period. With the full plate mark and good margins. A small hole below the Latin text, close to the plate mark; some light traces of pencil and remnants of old tape to the corners verso. Otherwise in good condition. Literature: Hollstein / Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts c.1450-1700 (53) Provenance: K. E. von LIPHART (1808-1891) (Lugt.1651) Medium: Engraving Date: 1586