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Abraham Jansz. van Diepenbeeck
Estimate
7,000 - 9,000 USD
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Description
- Abraham Jansz. van Diepenbeeck
- The killing of the jesuits Bernardus Reus and Michael Verrea and the Augustins Laurentius Ybanez and Bartholomew Alvarez by indians in Peru
- Pen and brown ink and brown and gray wash, heightened with white, over black chalk, within brown ink framing lines; on two joined sheets, indented for transfer
Provenance
Bears unidentified collector's initials (L.129a)
Condition
Laid down. A little light foxing, but otherwise good, fresh condition.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
This drawing is the study for the engraving by Adriaan Lommelin (1637-1673), which was included as the illustration on p. 352 of Cornelis Hazart's Kerckelycke historie van de geheele wereld, published in Antwerp by M. Cnobbaert between 1667 and 1671. Many artists contributed illustrations to this extensive, multi-volume history of the missionary activities of the church; the plates after Diepenbeeck's designs are all contained in the first volume, which was the last book to be published with illustrations based on his designs. The subjects of these prints, most of which were scenes of martyrdom in exotic locations, lent themselves naturally to rather unusual compositions, and these designs are among Diepenbeeck's most original and inventive drawings.
Diepenbeeck's design for the title-page to this volume is in the Albertina, Vienna, and the drawing for the illustration of The Martydom of Father Cornelis Beudin is in Rotterdam.1
1. Vienna, Albertina, inv. 9485; Museum Boijmans van Beuningen, inv. MB 5056; D.W. Stedman, Abraham van Diepenbeeck, Ann Arbor 1982, p. 45, figs. 50 and 58