Ægidius Sadeler
1568-1629
Gondolas on a Canal
ca. 1600
Engraving and etching on laid paper.
9 3/8 x 14 1/2 inches (237 x 367 mm)
Gift of Dorothy and Robert Lewis.
2013.100
Notes
From the series Scenes in Bohemia, published by Marco Sadeler, this imaginary view of a city with a gondola in the foreground was engraved by Aegidius Sadeler after a design by Pieter Stevens. In 1594, Stevens was appointed court painter to Emperor Rudolph II in Prague. The Morgan has one drawing by Stevens, View of Prague (2001.32), which dates from the same period as the print. The preparatory drawing for the print is at the Nasjonalgalleriet in Oslo (B.16606).
Inscriptions/Markings
Etched at lower left, "Petrus Stephani Inuen.", and lower right, "Egid: Sadeler excud."
Provenance
Dorothy and Robert Lewis.
Associated names
Lewis, Dorothy, former owner.
Lewis, Robert, former owner.
Stevens, Pieter, 1567-approximately 1624, designer.
Lewis, Robert, former owner.
Stevens, Pieter, 1567-approximately 1624, designer.
Artist
Classification
Department
Century prints
School
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