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Jan Pieterszoon SAENREDAM
Jan P. Saenredam ( 1565-1607 ) - Taste , The Five Senses - 16thC Dutch Engraving

1596

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Jan Pieterszoon Saenredam (Dutch, 1565 - 1607) Taste - "Dulcia sepe nocent avido gustata palato, Votaq damnose luxurosa gule." (Translation: Sweet things are often harmful when tasted with a greedy palate and with the wanton pleasures of damnable gluttony.) • Published ca. 1595/96 • Engraving on laid paper ca. 18 x 13 cm • Mounted with two paper hinges along upper edge on card ca. 20 x 13.8 cm • Sheet is in good condition with no repairs – Just some leftover debris of old paper hinges along the left edge • Ref.: Hollstein 104 This is the fourth sheet of a series of five engravings by Jan Pieterszoon Saenredam after Hendrick Goltzius, depicting the five senses. Jan Pieterszoon Saenredam (1565 - 1607) was a Dutch painter, printmaker/engraver and cartographer. He was apprenticed by the virtuoso artist Hendrick Goltzius (1558-1617) and the father of the noted curch interior painter Pieter Jansz Saenredam. Jan P. Saenredam was born in Zaandam. As an orphan Jan lived with his uncle, Pieter de Jongh, a bailiff in Assendelft who first sent him to learn basket weaving as a profession. Being an apt student, he was taught reading and writing, but astonished his teachers when he proved already so accomplished in this that he decorated his texts with curled decorations. An example of his penmanship could once be seen on display at Assum House near Heemskerk (residence of the Lord of Assendelft), which was his copy work of the ten commandments. Despite a decision that he follow a career in a trade or farming, he showed such artistic talent that he started as an apprentice cartographer. His first map is dated 1589 and is of the province of Holland, which could be seen in the city book of Guiccardijn (referring to a 1593 work by Lodovico Guicciardini called The Description of the Low Countries). He was visited by a lawyer called Spoorwater tot Assendelft, who convinced his guardian to let him apply his gift, and thus young Saenredam was sent to learn drawing from Hendrick Goltzius in Haarlem, where he became a master at the age of 24 (in 1589). After working for some time with Goltzius, he encountered the almost inevitable professional rivalry and jealousy, prompting his departure to work in Amsterdam for two years. He then returned to Assendelft where he married and set up his own workshop. His first engraving was of the 12 apostles after a drawing by Karel van Mander. He produced prints after Goltzius, Abraham Bloemaert, Cornelis van Haarlem, Polidoro da Caravaggio, and his own invention. He made over 170 plates of which the last one was a history of Diana and Callisto by Paulus Moreelse in 1606. Two plates he was working on, after drawings by Bartholomeus Spranger and Willem Thibaut, were finished later by Jacob Matham. According to the Rijksmuseum, he returned in 1595 from Amsterdam to Assendelft, where he married Anna Pauwelsdochter. Jan left his wife a sizeable estate as a result of lucrative investments in the Dutch East India Company. He died aged 41 of typhus on April 6, 1607 in Assendelft and was buried in the choir of the Saint Adolphus church at Assendelft, with the gravestone inscription Ioannis Saenredam Sculptoris celeberrimi. (Sources: Wikipedia, Hollstein & Rijksmuseum) Worldwide shipping is complimentary - There are no additional charges for handling & delivery. I am ASGrond - Art & Antiques. Passionate collector, purveyor and artist. Here on 1stdibs I am offering Fine Art that I have collected over the last thirty years. Phantoms of Time - Things of the past - for you to add to your future and so enriching your life’s tapestry. I often choose to leave objects in the state I acquired them, chiefly to retain as much of their originality as possible, but also to leave open all options regarding the object’s future treatment and appearance. Examine the provided photographs and ask questions. I am here to assist you to my best of knowledge. Although I do of course accept returns, costs are incurred on both sides – so be sure you are confident regarding condition before purchase of any item. I deliver worldwide for free – so no extra costs on top of the sale price. I do however decline to accept responsibility for any declaration made to the customs authority concerning import and export. These include age, value and provenience and so on as well as the taxes concerning these. Meaning, you the buyer cover all incurring import costs, duties and taxes on your end. I pack the goods myself and very carefully. Where it makes sense, for environmental reasons I will use recycled packing materials. I ship using the Swiss Postal Priority Service and all shipments are fully insured. Thank you for your interest and please note, that I offer free worldwide shipping on all my items.
  • Creator:
    Jan Pieterszoon SAENREDAM (1565 - 1607, Dutch)
  • Creation Year:
    1596
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 7.09 in (18 cm)Width: 5.12 in (13 cm)Depth: 0.01 in (0.1 mm)
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  • Gallery Location:
    Meinisberg, CH
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: DM_2_141stDibs: LU1668212219732
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