Price: $175.00
SKU: 103064
ARTIST: Martin de Vos
PUBLISHER: Published by Jan Sadeler I, Antwerp.
MEDIUM: Engraving,
DATE: 1586
EDITION SIZE: Paper size 8 1/8 x 10 7/8" ( 20.6 x 27.7 cm)
DESCRIPTION: This dramatic Old Testament scene depicts the burial of Adam, the first man, surrounded by his descendants, reflecting Genesis 5. Inscriptions in the plate read: Ioan Sadeler auth: scalps: et excudit. M. de Vos figur. Genesis 5. The composition highlights de Vos’s refined draftsmanship and Sadeler’s masterful engraving, together creating one of fourteen biblical subjects in the series. A manuscript annotation in the margin reads “Interment of the Antodiluvians,” referring to the burials of Adam and the other long-lived patriarchs who lived before the Flood.
ADDITIONAL INFO: This piece is in a 9.5 x 12 inch archival mylar for handling.
CONDITION: Good condition,. Mounted, trimmed margins.
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