Map, World, Specialty, Nova Reperta, Stradanus, Old Master, Antique Print, Antwerp, 1591

Description Jan van der Straet, known as Stradanus, was a Flemish painter of the late Renaissance who also worked in Italy, producing religious subjects and hunting scenes among other subjects. He received early instruction from his father, then with Pieter Aertsen. He joined the painters guild in Antwerp in 1545 and worked in Lyon at the studio of Corneille de Lyon. In 1550, he went to Italy, where we worked for the Medici dukes, designing scenes for tapestries and frescoes for the Palazzo Vecchio and other projects. He also worked in Reggio for Pope Paul IV until the pope died in 1559, when he went to Rome. He worked with Francesco Salviati on the decoration of the Vatican Belvedere. Eventually he returned to Florence. Stradanus provided the drawings for hundreds of prints by Hieronymus Cock and by the Galle family in Antwerp. His paintings are in museums around the world. Jan Collaert II was an engraver in Antwerp. He was a member of the large Collaert family of artists. Philips Galle (1537-1612) was a Netherlandish draftsman, engraver and publisher based in Antwerp. Born in Haarlem, in 1570 he became a member of the guild at Antwerp. He engraved history subjects, portraits and genre pictures. Full publication information: Ioan. Stradanus invent. Phls Galle excud. Dedication: Aloysio Alamannio Flor’no. I. Strad. Invent. DD. Condition: Generally very good with the usual overall light toning, wear, handling. References: Bénézit, E. Dictionnaire critique et documentaire des Peintres, Sculpteurs, Dessinateurs et Graveurs. France: Librairie Gründ, 1966. Vol. 2, p. 578 (Collaert), Vol. 4, p. 139 (Galle), Vol. 8, p. 148 (Stradanus). Hollstein, F.W.H. Dutch & Flemish Etchings, Engravings, and Woodcuts, 1450-1700. 2008, cat. no. (Stradanus), III, 322, i, p.5-6. “New Inventions of Modern Times [Nova Reperta], Title Plate.” Metropolitan Museum of Art. 2000-2017. http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/659646 (28 September 2017). “Stradanus.” Wikipedia. 21 February 2016. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stradanus (28 September 2017). “Title Plate: Nova reperta.” Museum Boijmans van Beuningen. http://collectie.boijmans.nl/en/object/123154/Title-Plate:-Nova-reperta/Jan-Collaert-(II) (28 September 2017).