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FRANS FLORIS (CIRCA 1519-1570)
Lot 48

FRANS FLORIS (CIRCA 1519-1570)

Victory surrounded by her Trophies

Closed10 December 2019

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FRANS FLORIS (CIRCA 1519-1570)
Victory surrounded by her Trophies
etching, 1552, on laid paper, without watermark, a very good impression of New Hollstein's first state (of three), published by Hieronymus Cock, Antwerp, with his address, trimmed inside the platemark but retaining a fillet of blank paper outside the borderline in most places, the upper left corner skilfully made up, a few minor thin spots, otherwise in good condition
Sheet 316 x 437 mm.

Unidentified (Lugt 4073).

Specialist note

Following a victory of the Habsburgs over the Ottoman Empire, Frans Floris was commissioned by the State of Genoa to contribute a painting to a triumphal arch for the entry of Charles V and his successor Philip into Antwerp in 1549. This etching, the only one created by Floris himself, is based on the design of his painting, now lost, commemorating this victory. It depicts an allegory of Victory, surrounded by trophies and the slain or captive enemies.

It is the claustrophobic density and the free and spontaneous etching style that makes the charm of this very unusual print.