By Aegidius Sadeler II
Located in Cagliari, IT
Magnificent burin from Aegidius Sadeler from a painting by Federigo Barocci (Urbino 1535-1612).
Aegidius Sadeler or Aegidius Sadeler II ( Antwerp 1570-Prague 1629) was a Flemish engraver who was principally active at the Prague court of Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor and his successors.
Sadeler was born in Antwerp in the Sadeler family of print dealers and engravers. His early engravings were mostly faithful copies of works by Albrecht Dürer in the Imperial collection and copies of paintings by notable Italian painters such as Raphael, Tintoretto, Parmigianino, Barocci and Titian or by Northern painters who worked there, such as Paul Bril and Denys Calvaert. In Prague he also engraved portraits of the notables of Rudolf's court, and collaborated with Spranger, Joseph Heintz...
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17th Century Czech Antique Copper Prints