Aegidius Sadeler
Flemish, c. 1570-1629
Portrait of Bartolomaeus Spranger with an Allegory of the Death of His Wife, Christina Müller
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Aegidius Sadeler
Flemish, c. 1570-16291600
Portrait of Bartolomaeus Spranger with an Allegory of the Death of His Wife, Christina Müller
Aegidius Sadeler Flemish, c. 1570-1629 →engravingprint
Date
1600
Medium
Engraving with etching in black on ivory laid paper
Dimensions
Image/sheet, trimmed within platemark: 29.3 × 41.6 cm (11 9/16 × 16 7/16 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Bernard F. Rogers Collection
Aegidius Sadeler belonged to one of the great Netherlandish dynasties of reproductive printmakers. Sadeler went to Prague in about 1597 and worked at the court of Emperor Rudolph II. He was so admired for his portrait engraving that he was called the "Phoenix of Engraving." In this complex combination of portraiture and allegory, he paid homage to a contemporary Mannerist artist, Bartholomaeus Spranger. In deference to his fellow artist, Sadeler included a portrait of Spranger's recently deceased wife, as was the custom in 17th century Northern portraits.
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