| Method | Copper engraving |
| Artist | Hieronymus Wierix |
| Published | c.1619 |
| Dimensions | Image 54 x 41 mm, Sheet 67 x 43 mm |
| Notes |
Inscription below image reads: NEQUE NUBENT NEQUE NUBETUR./ Virgines Sunt; Sequunter Agnum quocunq, ierit,/ et cantant quasi canticum nouum. Apoc. 14. From Typus Castitatis a series of devotional images which included Foecunda, a depiction of Saint Ursula; Devota, the Virgin Mary appearing to Saint Lucia before the altar of a church; and Verecunda, an interior scene of St Agnes with a lamb, and outside, seen through a door, the saint's beheading.. Hieronymus Wierix (1553-1619), was a Flemish printmaker and publisher, and member of the Antwerp Wierix family who made engravings after well known artists, including Albrecht Durer. His brothers Jan and Antoine were also engravers. From an early age Wierix displayed an extraordinary talent for printmaking, and by 1572 was a Master in Antwerp, where he remained for the rest of his life. His pupils included Abraham van Merlen, Jan Baptist van den Sande the elder, and Jacob de Weert. In 1578 he killed a woman when drunk. Wierix' daughter Christina married the engraver Jan-Baptist Barbé, who later had his other daughter Cecilia (his sister-in-law) declared insane in order to claim her inheritance; a set of Durer drawings. Alvin 1353, Hollstein 1734 (Wierix Family), Mauquoy-Hendrickx 1450 Condition: Tipped to album page |
| Framing | unmounted |
| Price | £50.00 |
| Stock ID | 28005 |