352 - G. C. Procaccini, Dom. Claessens - Virgin and Child - 1660

G. C. Procaccini, Dom. Claessens - Virgin and Child - 1660 Description: The Virgin with child and St John the Baptist, an angel holding an apple and a rose. This engraving after Procaccini of Virgin and Child by Dominicus Claessens is number 33, part of a series "Theatrum Pictorium" (Theatre of Paintings) published in 1660 by David Teniers the Younger's, the first illustrated and printed collection catalogue. In 1651, David Teniers (1610-1690) was appointed painter to the Brussels court of Archduke Leopold Wilhelm, Governor of the Hapsburg Netherlands and owner of one of the finest princely collections of Venetian masterpieces in Europe, which now forms the core of the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna. Teniers selected 246 highlighted paintings of which he maid oil sketches whom he provided to the printmakers. This piece is signed in the lower margin with : "Procatino P " Also know as Giulio Cesare Procaccini, he was the painter of the inspired work of Virgin and Child, c.1610, which Terniers chose to be engraved by Dominicus Claessens, singed "D. Clasens S et d. Dimensions: 14,1 x 18,8 cm Condition: Trimmed at the plate edge, narrow upper left corner. With edges fixed on backing paper. In excellent condition. Better condition than the one in The British Museum. This is a very early impression with the guide lines for the text still clearly visible. Medium: Engraving Date: 1660