BOLSWERT, BOETIUS ADAMSZ (18 Ergebnisse)

Boetius Adamsz. Bolswert (illustrator). Emblem with angel showing man how to weigh. An angel stands by a pair of scales and shows a man how much more important virtue outweighs sin. On one bowl the devil sits with the globe and signs of power, he is found wanting. The angel who does carry weight represents virtue. The landscape behind them shows what awaits the man in his choice.Made by an anonymous engraver after Boetius Adamsz. Bolswert.Medium: Engraving on hand laid (verge) paper.Sheet size: 10 x 14.5 cm (3.94 x 5.71 inch).ANGEL-SCALES-WEIGHING-SINS-VIRTUE | PCO-C43-11BACKGROUND INFORMATIONDen wech des eeuwich levens (series title) published by Hendrik Aertssens (II) in Antwerp.Reference: Hollstein Dutch 262 (copy).Biography artist: Boetius à Bolswert (also Boetius Adamsz Bolswert, Bodius; c.1585-1633) was a Flemish engraver of Friesland origin. In his time the paintings of Peter Paul Rubens called forth new endeavours by engravers to imitate or reproduce the breadth, density of mass and dynamic illumination of those works. Boetius Bolswert was an important figure in this movement, not least because he was the elder brother and instructor of the engraver Schelte à Bolswert, whose reproductions of Rubens's landscapes were most highly esteemed in their own right. Condition: good, given age. Slight paper loss in top left margin. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

This print shows the logo on the way to eternal life for the righteous and the way to hell for godless, with devils in front. German text on reverse.Made by after an anonymous artist.Medium: Engraving / etching on handlaid (verge) paper.Sheet size: 9.5 x 13.8 cm (3.74 x 5.43 inch). Image size: 9.5 x 13.8 cm. (3.74 x 5.43 inch).CHRISTIAN-WAY TO ETERNAL LIFE-RIGHTEOUS-WAY TO HELL-DEVILS-BIBLE | RBOS-A10-09BACKGROUND INFORMATIONThis print is published by Henry Aertssens, Antwerp 1620-1649.Reference: Hollstein Dutch 249.Biography engraver: Boetius à Bolswert, also Boetius Adamsz Bolswert (c.1585 late 1633) was a Flemish engraver of Friesland, Dutch, origin. In his time the paintings of Peter Paul Rubens called forth new endeavours by engravers to imitate or reproduce the breadth, density of mass and dynamic illumination of those works. Boetius Bolswert was an important figure in this movement. Condition: good, given age. Small margin. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

From a set of twenty-five numbered plates after Bolswert's various landscapes. Two peasants approaching the scene from the right; at the center a large barn and a smaller one more to the left. Numbered on the bottom right: '23'. Etching on paper with margins; plate mark: 106 x 159 mm, total: 156 x 207 mm; despite some light staining and a tiny hole on the top left external margin, in good condition. Hollstein 288, Simon 108. date of publishing print 1620.

From a set of twenty-five numbered plates after Bolswert's various landscapes. A landscape with a barn and some trees towards the left. On the right a standing farmer with a dog and a goat. Numbered on the bottom right: '9'. Etching on paper with margins; plate mark: 104 x 159 mm, total: 156 x 207 mm; with watermark (fleur de lis in shield, topped with crown); despite some foxing on margins and a couple of brownish stains, in good condition. Hollstein 274, Simon 94. Date of publishing 1620.

From a set of twenty-five numbered plates after Bolswert's various landscapes. A landscape with a large farm on the left. In the foreground, a shepherd resting with sheep. Numbered on the bottom right: '11'. Etching on paper with margins; plate mark: 104 x 158 mm, total: 156 x 207 mm; despite some foxing and light staining on margins, in good condition. Hollstein 276, Simon 96. Date of publishing print 1620.

From a set of twenty-five numbered plates after Bolswert's various landscapes. A landscape with a farm and a barn. An old man seen from behind climbing up the path towards the background. A goat on the left. Numbered on the bottom right: '6'. Etching on paper with margins; plate mark: 105 x 159 mm, total: 156 x 207 mm; with watermark (fleur de lis in shield, topped with crown); despite some light foxing on margins, in good condition. Hollstein 271, Simon 91. Date of publishing print 1620.

From a set of twenty-five numbered plates after Bolswert's various landscapes. A landscape with barns among trees. A woman with a dog in the right foreground. Numbered on the bottom right: '7'. Etching on paper with margins; plate mark: 105 x 160 mm, total: 156 x 207 mm; despite some light foxing on margins, in good condition. Hollstein 272, Simon 92. Date of publishing print 1620.

From a set of twenty-five numbered plates after Bolswert's various landscapes. A landscape with a farm at center. A shepherd lies in the center foreground with some sheep. Numbered on the bottom right: '20'. Etching on paper with margins; plate mark: 104 x 159 mm, total: 156 x 207 mm; despite some foxing on margins and within the plate, in good condition. Watermark with fleur de lis in a shield, topped with a crown. Hollstein 285, Simon 105. Date of publishing print 1620.

A landscape with many buildings of a farm in the background. Two farmers in the foreground, on the right. Numbered on the bottom right: '15'.From a set of twenty-five numbered plates after Bolswert's various landscapes.[NL] Gezicht op een boerenerf. Op de voorgrond een boer en een boerin die werkzaamheden verrichten.  Etching on paper with margins; plate mark: 103 x 159 mm, total: 156 x 207 mm; despite some foxing on margins, in good condition. Watermark with fleur de lis in a shield, topped with a crown. Hollstein 280, Simon 100. Date of publishing print 1620.

From a set of twenty-five numbered plates after Bolswert's various landscapes. A landscape with two wanderers walking approaching a wooden bridge. A barn and other buildings to the right. Numbered on the bottom right: '10'. Etching on paper with margins; plate mark: 104 x 159 mm, total: 156 x 207 mm; despite some foxing on margins, in good condition. Hollstein 275, Simon 95. Date of publishing print 1620.

A landscape with a farmyard, a man resting on a fence left of center foreground. On the right, a large tree.Numbered on the bottom right: '17'.From a set of twenty-five numbered plates after Bolswert's various landscapes.[NL] Gezicht op een landschap met een boerderij en een boerenschuur tussen het geboomte. Links leunt een man tegen een hek. Antieke prent gemaakt door Claes Jansz. Visscher II. Etching on paper cut within plate mark; total: 99 x 155 mm; despite some traces of handling, in very good condition. Hollstein 282, Simon 102.

From a set of twenty-five numbered plates after Bolswert's various landscapes. A landscape with a barn and a shed in the middle. A shepherd with a dog in the foreground. Numbered on the bottom right: '14'. Etching on paper with margins; plate mark: 104 x 158 mm, total: 156 x 207 mm; despite some foxing, light staining on margins, and a light damp stain on the bottom margin, in good condition. Hollstein 279, Simon 99. Date of publishing print 1620.

A landscape with a farmyard, a man resting on a fence left of center foreground. On the right, a large tree.Numbered on the bottom right: '17'.From a set of twenty-five numbered plates after Bolswert's various landscapes.[NL] Gezicht op een landschap met een boerderij en een boerenschuur tussen het geboomte. Links leunt een man tegen een hek. Etching on paper with margins; plate mark: 104 x 157 mm, total: 156 x 207 mm; despite some foxing on margins, in good condition. Watermark with fleur de lis in a shield, topped with a crown. Hollstein 282, Simon 102.

From a set of twenty-five numbered plates after Bolswert's various landscapes. A landscape with a large farm at center. A shepherd with buckets, walking towards the background. Numbered on the bottom right: '16'. Etching on paper with margins; plate mark: 104 x 158 mm, total: 156 x 207 mm; despite some light foxing, in good condition; a crease in the middle, possibly due to printing. Hollstein 281, Simon 101. Date of publishing print 1620.

From a set of twenty-five numbered plates after Bolswert's various landscapes. A landscape with two farmers approaching a village from the right. Numbered on the bottom right: '(2)5', nr. 2 scratched from the paper. Etching on paper with margins; plate mark: 104 x 159 mm, total: 156 x 207 mm; despite some foxing on margins and light staining within the plate, in good condition. Watermark with fleur de lis in a shield, topped with a crown. Hollstein 290, Simon 110. Date of publishing print 1620.

A landscape with many buildings of a farm in the background. Two farmers in the foreground, on the right.Numbered on the bottom left: '16'.From a set of twenty numbered plates after Bloemaert's various landscapes.[NL] Boerderij met erf. Prent uit serie van twintig Landschappen met boerderijen naar ontwerp van Abraham Bloemaert.  Etching on paper trimmed within plate mark; total: 154 x 243 mm; state II/ 2; top left and bottom right corner damaged, a small lacuna on the left and one on the margins, overall in good condition. Hollstein 353.

From a series of 20 landscapes with farmhouses.Plate 19: View of a rocky coast with two figures climbing a large rock at left, a choppy sea at right, and a small sailing vessel in the distance.[NL] Gezicht op een rotskust met links twee figuren die een grote rots beklimmen, rechts een woelige zee en in de verte een klein zeilschip. Gemaakt door Boëtius Adamsz. Bolswert. Engraving on laid paper, with some margins; total: 163 x 252 mm; in very good condition; mounted on another sheet of paper, and within a paper passepartout. Hollstein 356.

Soldiers forcing their way into a cottage; a peasant woman and her child standing at left, a village in background; after David Vinckboons; first state before number.Lettered within image, in lower center: DVBoons Inue.; and BA Bolswerd: excu:.Lettered in lower margin with series title and with two columns containing two lines of Dutch verse each: Hou boer doet op . / . daer blyuen.This is the first plate of a set of four showing the horrors of war inflicted upon the peasants, after designs by David Vinckboons (Hollstein 14-17); for a complete set in first state (published by Bolswert) see British Museum invv. 1937,0915.320-323. It is not clear if they were only published by Bolswert or also engraved by him. For an impression of second state (published by Visscher) see BM inv. Gg,4M.42.Although the series title is lettered on this plate, it is numbered '2' in the second state.[NL] Een Spaanse soldaat met hellebaard schopt tegen de deur van een boerenwoning. Andere soldaten zwaaien met een stukje papier en sommeren de bewoner de deur te openen. Een rijk geklede vrouw met kind en een arme vrouw met kind kijken toe. Het Nederlandse vers verwoordt de sommering door de Spanjaarden.Prent naar ontwerp van David Vinckboons, de originele tekening van Vinckboons bevindt zich in Parijs. Prent uit serie van vier prenten Boerenverdriet: de kwellingen van de Spaanse oorlog. Engraving on paper, trimmed within platemark; total: 218 x 286 mm; pasted on thicker paper; dirt on the lower margin; state I/2; Hollstein 314; W 22; Le Bl. 281.