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Goltzius Chiaroscuro Portrait Woodcut of Constans



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Description
Artist - Hubert Goltzius (1526-1583), a Reinaissance painter, engraver and printer from the Netherlands. We believe the cutter of the woodblock to have been Josse von Gietleughen (active c.1745).Title - D N Constans P F Aug
Details - We believe this woodcut to depict Constans I (320-350), who was joint Roman Emperor from 337 until he was assassinated in 350. We believe it to be an original from Goltzius' book published in various different languages between 1557 and 1560, Vivae Omnium Fere Imperatorum Imagines, a C. Iulio Caes. Usque a Carolum V et Ferdinandum eius Fratrem. This is from the Spanish version, published in 1560. Goltzius' book was one of the first uses of the chiaroscuro technique in book form, and this portrait is striking in tones of brown with white highlights. We believe the portrait to be based on a coin from the period. The full page of the book is retained, but is folded at the bottom. There is Spanish text on the reverse of the page. The woodcut has been professionally mounted and framed in a modern frame.
Condition - Overall in good condition. The page of the book has been folded at the bottom. It has some foxing (brown spotting) and is a little discoloured. There are some marks, and some losses around the page edges and to one bottom corner of the page. The frame has some scuffing and wear and a few knocks.
The approx. measurements are as follows:
Visible Image Size - 17.5cm diameter
Frame - 53.5cm by 53.5cm, 4cm deep.
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DateLate 16th Century :
1560
Codeas527a462 / 14871
Price SOLD £175.00
StatusSold
SellerSlades Antiques
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