Johannes Wierix (c. 1549– c. 1615), attribuita - l'Incredulità di San Tommaso

Condition: Excellent ink impressions, good preservation with light traces of foxing and browning. The paper shows a light and natural browning with age, all as shown in the photo; Support: Laid paper; Shipping: INSURED shipment via Bartolini/DPD courier. To benefit from the insurance coverage, any damage to the neck must be disputed and reported to the courier at the time of delivery. Otherwise, it will not be possible to activate the insurance reimbursement procedure. Origin: from a private collection; The engraving is one of these famous historical derivative works, dated 1571 (only 4 years after Cort's original) and executed masterfully in Antwerp by the Flemish engraver Johannes Wierix (who signed precisely with the monogram IHW visible on the cartouche at the bottom). Wierix reproduced Cort's composition, modifying the landscape background and inserting the explicit reference to the Gospel of Mark at the top. Johannes Wierix (Antwerp, c. 1549 – Brussels, c. 1615) was one of the most extraordinary and prolific Flemish engravers and miniaturists of the Renaissance, renowned throughout Europe for his astonishing technical precision and execution virtuosity

Estimate:£126.73

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