PIETER VAN DER HEYDEN (CIRCA 1530-1572) AFTER PIETER BRUEGEL THE ELDER (1525-1569)
Lot 180 PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT GERMAN FAMILY COLLECTION

PIETER VAN DER HEYDEN (CIRCA 1530-1572) AFTER PIETER BRUEGEL THE ELDER (1525-1569)

Lust (Luxuria), from: The Seven Deadly Sins

Closed5 July 2022

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PIETER VAN DER HEYDEN (CIRCA 1530-1572) AFTER PIETER BRUEGEL THE ELDER (1525-1569)
Lust (Luxuria), from: The Seven Deadly Sins
engraving, circa 1558, on laid paper, watermark Gothic P with Flower, a very good, tonal impression of the only state, showing minor wear in places, with small margins on three sides, a wider margin below, a few minor abrasions, otherwise in good condition
Plate 224 x 290 mm.
Sheet 254 x 304 mm.

Unidentified collector's mark, Scales (not in Lugt).

Specialist note

The preparatory drawing for this print, in pen and grey-brown ink, 1557, is in the Royal Library of Belgium, Brussels (inv. no. S.II 132 816).