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Antwerp, Gerard Smits for Philippe Galle, 1578 [after 20 September]. In 4th oblong, 148 x 176 mm. Frontispiece engraved with animals in 8 small roundels, central panel depicting a parliament of animals on a stage in front of an audience of men and women, 122 (out of 125) finely engraved emblematic plates, average size 112 x 94 mm. work by Marcus Gheeraerts the elder, the volume contains ONLY THE TABLES without the texts, slight marginal foxing, contemporary binding in limp parchment with title on the spine "Fables d'Aesop" [inaccurate].
Specialist Notes
SECOND EDITION (the first was printed in Bruges in 1567) of an exceptional book of emblems with finely executed engravings, some of which evoke the work of Breughel and of his school. Landwehr, Netherlands 231; Praz, 95.
Marcus Gheeraerts The Elder [other forms of the name Marcus Gillerts the Elder, Marc Gérard and Marcus Garrett] (c. 1520 - c. 1590) was a Flemish painter, draughtsman, printmaker and engraver, active in Flanders and England. He created works of various genres, including portraits, religious paintings, landscapes and architectural themes. He designed the designs and heraldic decorations of tombs. He is well known for his engravings depicting maps of his hometown, Bruges, and for illustrations for Dutch publications telling the story of Aesop's Fables. His attention to naturalistic detail and his practice of drawing animals from living beings for prints had a significant influence on European book illustration. His son Marcus became an important court painter at the English court.
Marcus Gheeraerts The Elder [other forms of the name Marcus Gillerts the Elder, Marc Gérard and Marcus Garrett] (c. 1520 - c. 1590) was a Flemish painter, draughtsman, printmaker and engraver, active in Flanders and England. He created works of various genres, including portraits, religious paintings, landscapes and architectural themes. He designed the designs and heraldic decorations of tombs. He is well known for his engravings depicting maps of his hometown, Bruges, and for illustrations for Dutch publications telling the story of Aesop's Fables. His attention to naturalistic detail and his practice of drawing animals from living beings for prints had a significant influence on European book illustration. His son Marcus became an important court painter at the English court.
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