Description: THE CONVERSION OF ST. PAUL Artist: Ercole Di Ferrara _________________ Engraver: P. Lightfoot IMAGE IS MUCH SHARPER AND BRIGHTER THAN SCAN SHOWS !! A HIGH QUALITY STEEL ENGRAVING BOOKPLATE FROM THE 1830'S!! PERFECT FOR FRAMING AS AN ART PRINT FOR YOUR DEN !! VERY ANTIQUE & OLD WORLD LOOKING. ITEM(s) OVER 160 YEARS OLD!! The present work demands, and is in some measure entitled, to be looked at with a certain degree of indulgence, on account of the early period at which it was produced. Its colours are vivid; hut, in this respect, the Ferrarese school distinguished itself from the very first; and this Conversion of St. Paul is one of the oldest pictures in the National Gallery. Early and elaborate works of art, where the professor, dim-sighted to higher attainments, felt partly trammelled by what was then conventional, and partly at liberty to excel his predecessors and compeers by more laborious attention to the minutiae of Nature than those predecessors and compeers had been able to display, are valuable as links in concatenating the historical progress of painting, without which the chain would necessarily be broken and imperfect. But apart from this latter consideration, and viewed simply as pictures, these early performances are so inferior to certain works of subsequent production, that they call. for indulgence and toleration, rather than appeal to any loftier sentiment. Whether the present picture be from the pencil of Ercole of Ferrara, appears to be somewhat doubted; but there is no doubt that it is an early production of the Ferrarese school. Ercole Grandi-which latter was the patronymic name of this artist, flourished from the middle till toward the close of the fifteenth century; studied under Lorenzo Costa, of the same city, and soon learned to excel his master. He first became famous at Bologna, where, according to Lanzi, he produced a work which Albano has pronounced equal to Mantegna, Pietro Perugino, or any artist who professed the modern antique style, sparing neither time nor expense to attain his object: but he did not survive the age of forty; and, to the last, painted with the care and caution of a modest scholar, rather than with the freedom of a master. On some points here is certainly resemblance between this account of Grand's style of art, and the picture before us, particularly with regard to his timidity, and the careful labour he bestowed on his work. Mr. Carr obtained it from the Aldobrandini Collection, and it is assuredly a curious and multifarious composition; but it is very deficient in expression of space, the distant groves and suburbs of Damascus, or of Jerusalem, (whichsoever be meant,) appearing scarcely further from the eye of the observer, than the Christ-stricken persecutor, or proselyte, on the fore-ground. Neither is the miraculous point of time specifically chosen; for as " the Lord answered and said. Arise, and go into the city"-Saul should not have been represented as already on his legs, nor with his mouth open. The dimensions of the picture, which is painted on panel, are 2 feet inches and a half, by I foot eleven inches. SIZE: Image size in inches is 4 1/2" x 5 3/4", overall page size is 7 " x 10". CONDITION: Good Condition. Nothing on reverse. Printed on thick rag stock paper. Thick quality rag stock paper. SHIPPING: Buyers to pay shipping/handling, domestic orders receives priority mail, international orders receive regular mail. We pack properly to protect your item! An engraving is an intaglio process of printing, with the design to be produced is cut below the surface of the plate (made of copper, steel or wood), and the incised lines are filled with ink that is then transferred to paper. The portraits on our currency are good examples of engraved images. A Photogravure is an intaglio process in which the plate is produced photographically. Please note: the terms used in our auctions for engraving, heliogravure, lithograph, line drawing, photogravure etc. are ALL images on paper. THIS IS AN ACTUAL STEEL ENGRAVING FROM THE 1830's! NOT A REPRODUCTION!
Price: 14.99 USD
Location: New Providence, New Jersey
End Time: 2025-01-07T14:14:46.000Z
Shipping Cost: 7.95 USD
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Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Material: Engraving
Date of Creation: 1800-1899
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Type: Print
