Politura armorum [graphic] / Joan. Stradanus inuent. ; Ioan. Collaert sculp.
1636
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Title
Politura armorum [graphic] / Joan. Stradanus inuent. ; Ioan. Collaert sculp.
Variant title
New Hollstein title: Invention of the polishing of armor
Edition
[State 3 of 4].
Created/published
[Antwerp] : Ioan. Galle excud, [between 1636 and 1677]
Description
1 print : engraving ; plate mark 201 x 275 mm
Associated name
Collaert, Jan, 1566-1628, printmaker.
Straet, Jan van der, 1523-1605, artist.
Galle, Jan, 1600-1676, publisher.
Straet, Jan van der, 1523-1605, artist.
Galle, Jan, 1600-1676, publisher.
Material base
paper
Summary
Scene of an armor polishing workshop, with pieces of armor dispersed throughout. To viewer's left, a man carrying parts of armor in a basket on his back. In the right foreground, two men examine armor. Behind them, two men seated near machinery.
Note
Title from item.
Plate numbered "17." From Nova reperta, a set of 20 prints illustrating new inventions and discoveries, after drawings by Jan van der Straet. The set was published in Antwerp, first by Philips Galle (ca. 1591) and later by Karel de Mallery (after 1612), Theodoor Galle (before 1636) and Johannes Galle (before 1677) (New Hollstein).
State and plate mark dimensions from New Hollstein.
Plate numbered "17." From Nova reperta, a set of 20 prints illustrating new inventions and discoveries, after drawings by Jan van der Straet. The set was published in Antwerp, first by Philips Galle (ca. 1591) and later by Karel de Mallery (after 1612), Theodoor Galle (before 1636) and Johannes Galle (before 1677) (New Hollstein).
State and plate mark dimensions from New Hollstein.
Folger-specific note
Also cataloged as a set.
Exhibited
Washington, D.C., Folger Shakespeare Library, 2008. Now Thrive the Armorers.
Cited/described in
New Hollstein Dutch & Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts, 1450-1700, Stradanus, Johannes 339
New Hollstein Dutch & Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts, 1450-1700, Collaert Dynasty 1210
Baroni Vannucci, A. Jan van der Straet, detto Giovanni Stradano, 697.17
New Hollstein Dutch & Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts, 1450-1700, Collaert Dynasty 1210
Baroni Vannucci, A. Jan van der Straet, detto Giovanni Stradano, 697.17
Linked resources
Digital image(s) of Folger Shakespeare Library ART Vol. f81 no.17
Genre/form
Prints.
Place of creation/publication
Belgium -- Antwerp.
Item Details
Call number
ART Vol. f81 no.17
Folger-specific note
Numbering effaced. Trimmed within plate mark and inlaid to larger sheet.
Folger accession
202670