\"TEMPTATION of SAINT ANTHONY\" early etching by HERMAN VAN SWANEVELT (DUTCH) NICE

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\"TEMPTATION of SAINT ANTHONY\" early etching by HERMAN VAN SWANEVELT (DUTCH) NICE:
$245.00

HERMAN VAN SWANEVELT ETCHINGDescription:

This listing is for a framed original etching by HERMAN VAN SWANEVELT. The title of the work is \"Temptation of Saint Anthony\". A briefbiography, of this important Dutchartist, is shown below. This nicely framedpiece of art work was rescued from an estateon Long Island in NewYork.Theintricateimage portrayal is selfexplanatory and donein great detail.

Herman Van Swanevelt (1600-1655) - Dutch School

This famous painter and etcher was also called Herman d\'Italy or Il Erimita. Born in the Netherlands, he first went to Paris and then to Rome between 1629 and 1641. In the 1630s the Dutch Italianate painter Herman van Swanevelt (ca. 1603-1655) developed in Rome, in collaboration with his colleague and contemporary Claude Lorrain, what in those days was a new type of idyllic ideal landscape whose sunlit \'contrejours\' reflected the times of day and which Swanevelt continued to disseminate in the North after he moved to Paris. It was however chiefly his etchings which made this new type of landscape accessible to a large public, and which decisively contributed to the development of the taste for landscape art into the eighteenth century, notably in France. In terms of quality and quantity, Swanevelt was the foremost etcher among the early Italianates. The first of his etchings were made in Rome, probably stimulated by the French etchers Charles Audran, who lived in his house there from 1632 to 1634, and by Claude Lorrain, who made 39 etchings in the 1630s, while most of Swanevelt\'s - 90 - originated in Paris.

Dimensions:The frame measures22 1/2\" X 18 3/8\" and the actual etching is12 3/4\" X9 3/4\".

Condition: Very Good.Thegilded frame and stepped matting give a rich look to this early pieceof artwork. There islight scatteredfoxing on the print.Our clear multipleimages shown below willattempt todescribe the look, style,condition and value of this scarce original etching. We will carefully pack and ship this item inthe U.S. by USPSPriorityMail (unframed only for FREE!) or abroad by USPSFirst ClassMail International. If you don\'t need orwantthe original frame and glass, please let us know so we can bill you correctly.

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