Lot Essay
The preparatory drawing for this print, in pen and grey-brown ink, 1557, is in the Royal Library of Belgium, Brussels (inv. no. S.II 132 816).
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Lust (Luxuria), from: The Seven Deadly Sins
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PIETER VAN DER HEYDEN (CIRCA 1530-1572) AFTER PIETER BRUEGEL THE ELDER (1525-1569)
Lust (Luxuria), from: The Seven Deadly Sins
engraving, circa 1558, on laid paper, watermark Gothic P with Flower, a very good, tonal impression of the only state, showing minor wear in places, with small margins on three sides, a wider margin below, a few minor abrasions, otherwise in good condition
Plate 224 x 290 mm.
Sheet 254 x 304 mm.
Lust (Luxuria), from: The Seven Deadly Sins
engraving, circa 1558, on laid paper, watermark Gothic P with Flower, a very good, tonal impression of the only state, showing minor wear in places, with small margins on three sides, a wider margin below, a few minor abrasions, otherwise in good condition
Plate 224 x 290 mm.
Sheet 254 x 304 mm.
Provenance
Unidentified collector's mark, Scales (not in Lugt).
Literature
Bastelaer, Hollstein 131; Lari 126; New Hollstein (Bruegel) 27
J. van Grieken, G. Luijten, J. van der Stock, Hieronymus Cock - The Renaissance in Print, New Haven & London, 2013, no. 53.5.
M. Bassens & J. van Grieken, Bruegel - The Complete Graphic Works, Brussels, 2019, no. 11f.
J. van Grieken, G. Luijten, J. van der Stock, Hieronymus Cock - The Renaissance in Print, New Haven & London, 2013, no. 53.5.
M. Bassens & J. van Grieken, Bruegel - The Complete Graphic Works, Brussels, 2019, no. 11f.
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