id:			324441
accession number:	2019.33
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2019.33
updated:		2022-09-22 11:09:09.944000

Nova Reperta (New Inventions of Modern Times): Sculptura in Aes, The Workshop of an Engraver, c. 1591. Jan van der Straet, called Johannes Stradanus (Netherlandish, active Italy, 1523–1605), engraved by Philip Galle (Flemish, 1537–1612). Engraving on antique laid paper; plate: 20.3 x 27.3 cm (8 x 10 3/4 in.); sheet: 28.7 x 35.6 cm (11 5/16 x 14 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The A. W. Ellenberger, Sr., Endowment Fund 2019.33

title:				Sculptura in Aes, The Workshop of an Engraver
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series:				Nova Reperta (New Inventions of Modern Times)
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creation date:			c. 1591
creation date earliest:		1586
creation date latest:		1596
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creditline:			The A. W. Ellenberger, Sr., Endowment Fund
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culture:	Flanders
technique:	engraving on antique laid paper
department:	Prints
collection:	PR - Etching
type:		Print
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CREATORS

* Jan van der Straet, called Johannes Stradanus (Netherlandish, active Italy, 1523–1605)  - artist

* Philip Galle (Flemish, 1537–1612)  - engraved by

* Philip Galle (Flemish, 1537–1612)  - publisher

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measurements: Plate: 20.3 x 27.3 cm (8 x 10 3/4 in.); Sheet: 28.7 x 35.6 cm (11 5/16 x 14 in.)
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	description:	antique laid paper
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inscriptions:

	inscription:	In plate: signed at bottom left, “Ioan. Stradanus inuent"
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	inscription:	address at bottom right, Ph[i]l[ip]s Galle excud
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	inscription:	title and one line of Latin in margin: SCVLPTVRA IN AES. | Sculptor noua arte, bracteate in lamina Scalpit figuras, atque praelis imprimit
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	inscription:	numbered bottom left 19
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Eric Gillis Fine Art, Brussels, Belgium
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	the Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: March 4, 2019
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fun fact: 
This engraving illustrates the process of making an engraving in the late 1500s, from carving the plate to inking and printing.

digital description: 
This engraving, made in 1591, is an important document of the printmaking process in the 1500s. The artist Johannes Stradanus portrayed the stages of making an engraving from right to left. First, the engraver carved the plate; then, it was inked and wiped. One man is shown pulling a plate from an acid bath (illustrating the etching process). Finally, the inked plate was printed on a large roller press. The finished prints were hung to dry. The engraving was one of a series of prints Stradanus made that documented important inventions of the period, ranging from the eyeglass, to distillation, to gunpowder.

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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Veldman, Ilja M., Ger Luijten, and F. W. H. Hollstein. The New Hollstein Dutch & Flemish Etchings, Engravings and Woodcuts, 1450-1700. 1993.
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IMAGES

web:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2019.33/2019.33_web.jpg
print:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2019.33/2019.33_print.jpg
full:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2019.33/2019.33_full.tif