Results 1-5 of 5
<<< Previous 1 Next >>>
[September, from a set of months of the year] September. / Ventivolante lepus pedibus superatur abumbro, Grex Agitur Campis; poma leguntur agris [...]
P. Cand. pinx. ab Ambling delin. et Sculp. 1701
Etching and engraving, sheet 275 x 345mm (10¾ x 13½"). Trimmed inside platemark.
Shepherd leading a bull, milkmaid on the right, and the town of Ingolstadt in the background. An annual harvest festival. One of a set of prints representing the months of the years, engraved after a set of tapestries designed by Peter de Witte (c.1612-14) now in Munich. De Witte's preparatory drawing is in the Staatliche Grafische Sammlung, Munich. De Witte worked with Vasari in Florence before joining the court in Munich.
[Ref: 34537] £320.00
[August, from a set of months of the year] Augustus. / Sirius albentes maturat fervo aristas, Hornaq. Divitibus farra Metuntur Agris. [...]
[after Peter de Witte, c.1720]
Etching and engraving, sheet 275 x 345mm (10¾ x 13½"). Trimmed inside platemark.
Labourers cutting the wheat, with city view behind. One of a set of prints representing the months of the years, engraved after a set of tapestries designed by Peter de Witte (c.1612-14) now in Munich. Some of De Witte's preparatory drawings are in the Staatliche Grafische Sammlung, Munich. De Witte worked with Vasari in Florence before joining the court in Munich.
[Ref: 34536] £320.00
[December, from a set of months of the year] December. / Magnanimo Lanita cadit sus acta molosso,/ et sua per vicos funera grunnit aper [...]
P. Cand. pinx. ab Ambling delin. et Sculp. 1701
Etching and engraving, sheet 275 x 345mm (10¾ x 13½"). Trimmed inside platemark.
Several figures bleeding a dead pig & butchering; city view behind. One of a set of prints representing the months of the years, engraved after a set of tapestries designed by Peter de Witte (c.1612-14) now in Munich. Some of De Witte's preparatory drawings are in the Staatliche Grafische Sammlung, Munich. De Witte worked with Vasari in Florence before joining the court in Munich.
[Ref: 34538] £320.00
[July, from a set of months of the year] Julius. / Et fugit et trepidat; si cor par cornibus esst, staret in adversos bellua tuta canes [...]
[Joseph Anton Zimmermann after Peter de Witte, c.1720]
Etching and engraving, sheet 280 x 345mm (10¾ x 13½"). Trimmed inside platemark.
Hunting party, with a stag attacked by hounds. One of a set of prints representing the months of the years, engraved after a set of tapestries designed by Peter de Witte (c.1612-14) now in Munich. De Witte's preparatory drawing is in the Staatliche Grafische Sammlung, Munich. De Witte worked with Vasari in Florence before joining the court in Munich.
[Ref: 34535] £320.00
[May, from a set of months of the year] Maius. / Hesperidum areolas, et odori jugera Paesti; sol Phaetonteise vere Maritat Equis [...]
[after Peter de Witte, c.1720]
Etching and engraving, sheet 275 x 345mm (10¾ x 13½"). Trimmed inside platemark; early inscription verso.
Labourers tending a garden; grounds and castle visible behind. One of a set of prints representing the months of the years, engraved after a set of tapestries designed by Peter de Witte (c.1612-14) now in Munich. Some of de Witte's preparatory drawings are in the Staatliche Grafische Sammlung, Munich. De Witte worked with Vasari in Florence before joining the court in Munich.
[Ref: 34534] £320.00
<<< Previous 1 Next >>>