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Impressive Passion of Christ series after Hendrick Goltzius, the so called "deceptive copy", probably from Goltzius workshop
The Passion of Christ. 12 engravings ca. 125 x 127 mm.
Engraving 1-9 and 11-12: Workshop Goltzius?, ca. 1600 (dated in the plate 1596-1598); Engraving 10: Haarlem, Hendrick Goltzius, [1598].
Impressive representations of the passion of Christ, made by Hendrick Goltzius (1558-1617) in the tradition of Albrecht Dürer and Lucas van Leyden. Eleven engravings are from the so called "deceptive copy" of the original series, which can be recognised by the fact that the engravings are some millimeters smaller, small differences occur and the last plate without the number 12. Engraving 10 (Hollstein 26, Bartsch 36, Strauss 354), the Calvary, is from the original series and made by Goltzius himself. Although this "deceptive copy" is a copy, the quality of the etchings is the same as the original, which can be seen if you compare the Calvary engraving with the others, and maybe the dark-light opposition is even more pronounced in the copy. In the literature nothing is mentioned about the date of our series, but we may assume it is close after the original series was published.
There are two watermarks in the series: 1) an eagle (1, 3, 6, 7, 9,) which most resemble most Heawood 1241 and 1243 and Laurentius 338 and 339 and: 2) a coat of arms Heawood 481 and Laurentius 151-154. All these watermarks support a dating at the very beginning of the 17th century, so closely after the original series was published.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art writes about this series: "Between 1596 and 1598 Goltzius engraved this series of twelve prints illustrating the Passion of Christ. They reflect the influence of the Netherlandish artist Lucas van Leyden, in both the figure types and the actual engraving technique. In contrast to his normal graphic style, which was characterized by a dramatic line that swells and tapers around the figures and background, here Goltzius uses thin even lines crossed with long straight hatching lines that are typically found in Lucas?s prints. In Northern Europe at the end of the sixteenth century there was a revival of interest in the works of Lucas and this series can be seen within that larger context. The Passion of Christ was extremely popular during Goltzius own lifetime and well beyond. This is evidenced by a very deceptive set of copies produced in Goltzius?s own studio and six additional sets of copies dating from the late 1590s to the mid-seventeenth century.
-Literature: New Hollstein no. 17-25, 27-28 copy a, 26 first state; Bartsch 3, no. 27-39 copy 1 Strauss no. 332-34, 339-43, 353-56 copy A.
-Condition: Plate 10 Calvary B 36 /H 26 2 tiny holes in the lower part expertly repaired and depiction restored in ink and a small filled wormhole; Very strong clean impressions, all etchings with the plate marks and some mm. extra paper, A desirable set.
There are two watermarks in the series: 1) an eagle (1, 3, 6, 7, 9,) which most resemble most Heawood 1241 and 1243 and Laurentius 338 and 339 and: 2) a coat of arms Heawood 481 and Laurentius 151-154. All these watermarks support a dating at the very beginning of the 17th century, so closely after the original series was published.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art writes about this series: "Between 1596 and 1598 Goltzius engraved this series of twelve prints illustrating the Passion of Christ. They reflect the influence of the Netherlandish artist Lucas van Leyden, in both the figure types and the actual engraving technique. In contrast to his normal graphic style, which was characterized by a dramatic line that swells and tapers around the figures and background, here Goltzius uses thin even lines crossed with long straight hatching lines that are typically found in Lucas?s prints. In Northern Europe at the end of the sixteenth century there was a revival of interest in the works of Lucas and this series can be seen within that larger context. The Passion of Christ was extremely popular during Goltzius own lifetime and well beyond. This is evidenced by a very deceptive set of copies produced in Goltzius?s own studio and six additional sets of copies dating from the late 1590s to the mid-seventeenth century.
-Literature: New Hollstein no. 17-25, 27-28 copy a, 26 first state; Bartsch 3, no. 27-39 copy 1 Strauss no. 332-34, 339-43, 353-56 copy A.
-Condition: Plate 10 Calvary B 36 /H 26 2 tiny holes in the lower part expertly repaired and depiction restored in ink and a small filled wormhole; Very strong clean impressions, all etchings with the plate marks and some mm. extra paper, A desirable set.
€ 6.500
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