Theodoor Galle (c. 1571-1633) Jean Baptiste Barbe (1578-1649) after Maerten de Vos (1532 – 1603)
28.  Adducunt Scibe et Pharisaei mulierem in adulterio deprehensam. Iesus autem inclinans se deorsum, digito scribebat in terra. Iohn. 8.

Engraving
From Vita, Passio, et Resurrectio Iesu Christi first published 1598, this a later edition published by Joannes Galle (1600-1676)
17.5x22cm

From the Gospel of John, chapter 8 “The scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman who had been caught in adultery, and placing her in the midst they said to him, “Teacher, this woman has been caught in the act of adultery”. Jesus bent down and wrote with his finger on the ground.

Adrian Collaert was born in Antwerp between 1555 and 1565, becoming wijnmeester of the Guild of St Luke in 1580 – a title reserved for the sons of guild members. The guild of St Luke was generally the city guild for artists. Working for Philip Galle, a Dutch publisher best known for his old master prints, he married Galle’s daughter Justa. After learning the principles of engraving in the Netherlands, he spent some years in Italy improving his skill. Upon returning to Flanders he engraved, in accomplished fashion, a great number of plates. His brother, Jan Collaert II, his son, Jan Baptist Collaert II and a grandson were all printmakers.

These particular plates are after paintings by Maerten de Vos, a Flemish painter and draughtsman. His father was Pieter de Vos, from whom he learned. From 1550 – 1558 he travelled in Italy, visiting Rome and Venice and becoming master of the Antwerp Guild of St Luke upon his return in 1558. After 1575 he was mainly engaged in producing print designs.

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Condition: Trimmed to plate margins, generally good condition commensurate with age, slight age toning and handling marks as evident from image.