346 - Unknown (17th century), Wildfires in the Landscape, 1649, copper engraving

Unknown (17th century), 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 center, inscribed on the printing plate: "COLLIGIT UT SPARGAT." Lower center, additional inscription: "Il amasse afin de répandre." Date: 1649 Description: Depiction of a cartouche with a banner. Individual fires appear in a landscape, their clouds of smoke merging into a single cloud. In the upper center of the image, the sun is depicted shining brightly, its rays pointing toward 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), Image: 7.6 cm x 8.7 cm (3 x 3.4 in) Condition: Good condition. The sheet shows signs of dust and soiling consistent with its age. The writing on the reverse shows through slightly. Small brownish discolorations are visible in spots on the image, especially in the area of the sun. The sheet has been trimmed 0.8 cm at the bottom, 0.6 cm on the right, 1.3 cm at the top, and 0.6 cm on the left from the platemark.