Jan Sadeler & Pieter de Witte

The Annunciation

Jan Sadeler's original engraving, "The Annunciation" is based upon a design created by the Bruges painter, Pieter de Witte. De Witte signed his Italian works with the name of 'Candido'. This original Renaissance engraving is printed upon late 16th century thin, laid paper as published around 1590. It is a fine, original example of the famous art of Jan Sadeler.

Original Engraving by Jan Sadeler designed by Pieter de Witte.

The Annunciation

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Title:	The Annunciation
Engraver:	Sadeler, Jan (Brussels, 1550 - Venice, 1600)
Designer:	De Witte, Pieter 'Candido' (Bruges, 1548 - Munich, 1628)
Date:	c. 1590
Medium:	Original Engraving
Note:	Jan Sadeler was initially apprenticed to his father's business of engraving upon armour and others metals. Yet both he and his younger brother, Raphael Sadeler (1555-1616), showed such early talent at drawing the human figure that they both established themselves as major artists. Jan Sadeler's first engravings upon copper -- designs after the drawings of Crispin Van den Broeck -- were published before he turned twenty. Jan Sadeler then traveled and worked in Germany before settling permanently in Venice (c. 1580). Most of his greatest engravings were produced while he lived in Italy.
	Jan Sadeler was equally adept at both landscapes and figure studies. During his career he engraved the portraits of such eminent individuals as Marie de Medici, Pope Clement VIII, Charles, Prince of Sweden, Sigismund Feyerabend and Martin Luther. He also engraved plates after Hans Bol, Martin de Vos, Carravagio and Carracci. In Italy, Jan Sadeler often worked with the Bruges painter, Pieter de Witte (1548-1628). De Witte worked in both Tuscany and Florence and signed his Italian works with the name of 'Candido'. At least six of Sadeler's engravings from this period, including The Annunciation, were designed by Candido.
	In Renaissance art, the scene of the Annunciation is most often represented with the Archangel Gabriel announcing to Mary that she will bear the Son of God. This engraving departs somewhat from the traditional representation by including the figure of Joseph. It is a superb example of Jan Sadeler's engraved art, particularly in the manner he captures emotion and expression.
Size:	5 1/2 X 7 3/4 (Sizes in inches are approximate, height preceding width of plate-mark or image.)
	Framed and Matted with 100% Archival Materials
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Condition:	Printed upon late 16th century thin, laid paper and with margins cropped to the plate-mark, as usual. It is a somewhat light but even impression and containing several very slight crease marks. Else it is in good condition throughout. This original Renaissance engraving represents a prime example of the famous art of Jan Sadeler.
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