Old Master Prints
Old Master Prints
Property from the Collection of Sir Peter Jonas
Hendrick Goltzius
Pietà (B. 41; Holl. 50; S. 331)
Lot Closed
December 10, 02:30 PM GMT
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property from the Collection of Sir Peter Jonas
Hendrick Goltzius
1558 - 1617
Pietà (B. 41; Holl. 50; S. 331)
Engraving, 1596, a very fine, clear impression of Strauss' second (final) state, on paper with an Armorial watermark, framed
sheet: 187 by 128mm 7⅜ by 5in
For his Pietà, Goltzius channeled Albrecht Dürer, emulating his masterful approach to engraving. This work is often compared to Dürer's 1520 engraving of The Virgin with the Swaddled Child (B. 38; M., Holl. 40), and is of course inspired by Michelangelo's Pietà, which Goltzius is believed to have seen and sketched.
The present impression hails from the collection of the late opera house director, champion of arts and discerning collector, Sir Peter Jonas.
For more information on the Collection of Sir Peter Jonas, please see: Sir Peter Jones: A Lifelong Love of Old Masters