Foliate Ornament with an Amorous Couple

Foliate Ornament with an Amorous Couple

RP-P-OB-1144

collector's mark: Lugt 240

Israhel van Meckenem belongs to the second generation of printmakers. Like many of his colleagues, such as Wenzel von Olmütz and the somewhat younger Albrecht Dürer, he was trained as a goldsmith. He brilliantly exploited the new medium’s commercial possibilities and put them to inventive use. He was by far the most prolific engraver of his time and his prints were rapidly disseminated throughout Europe.

Hollstein German 619

print maker: Israhel van Meckenem (mentioned on object), Bocholt (Duitsland)

c. 1490 - c. 1500

gravure

height 163 mm x width 240 mm

Public domain

• Hollstein German 619
• Orn Cat I 361
• The Illustrated Bartsch 205

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https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/200119256