Brueghel, Bruegel, Pieter Engraving, Faith, Virtues Start Price USD 15,000.00 Current Price USD 15,000.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Tuesday, July 08, 2008 End Time Friday, July 18, 2008 Location Masterworks Fine Art, Oakland Hills, CA See more about 'Brueghel, Bruegel, Pieter Engraving, Faith, Virtues' Description --> home current inventory search art knowledge art commentary buy art about us contact us Title: Faith from The World of Seven Virtues, c.1559 Artist: Brueghel the Elder, Pieter Medium: Original Engraving Image Size: 11 1/2 in x 8 3/4 in (29.21 cm x 22.23 cm) Sheet Size: 12 1/2 in x 9 3/4 in (31.75 cm x 24.77 cm) Framed Size: 28 1/4 in x 25 1/2 in (71.76 cm x 64.77 cm) Signature: Bruegel's signature is inscribed in the lower right. Edition: Engraved by Philips Galle after an original drawing by Bruegel. Condition: Excellent    Description:Taken from Bruegel's series of "The World of Seven Virtues," the church-going scene in Faith is a slightly satirical take on those worshippers who, during Bruegel's time, sought to make direct connections with God without interference from the church. It is a crowded, almost energetic scene with a series of vignettes scattered throughout the composition. In the upper left, we see a baptism taking place; slightly lower, we see the rites of communion being given; in the background along the right margin, a marriage is taking place. Central to the work, Faith is portrayed as a nun surrounded by imagery of Christ and the Crucifixion. According to H. Arthur Klein:Faith, garbed like a nun, stands on the lid of the open tomb which contained the body of Jesus. All around her are the objects named in the Gospel story of the crucifixion of Jesus. On her head are the tablets of the Law of Moses, indicative of the Old Testament. In her hands she holds, and points to a passage in, a volume of the New…The immediacy of the dramatic story symbolized here suggests a different and more basic kind of Faith than the formal observances in the church environment elsewhere in the print. (120) Created c. 1559, Faith was engraved by Philips Galle, based on an original drawing by Bruegel featuring the following inscription in the lower margin: FIDES MAXIMÈ Á NOBIS CONSERVANDA EST PRAECIPVE IN RELIGIONEM, | QVIA DEVS PRIOR ET POTENTIOR EST QVAN HOMO. (Above all we must keep faith, particularly in respect to religion, for God comes before all, and is mightier than man) . The signature of Bruegel is inscribed in cartouche in the lower right: 'Bruegel Inu' with FIDES (Faith) in the lower center, with 'Cock exc' in the lower left. Printed on paper with the High Crown, Narrow, with Cross & Star watermark from c.1520-40 (Br.4968 / M.31) , making this piece a rare, lifetime impression. Catalogue Raisonné & COA:It is fully documented and referenced in the below catalogue raisonnés and texts (copies will be enclosed as added documentation with the invoices that will accompany the final sale of the work) :1. Bastelaer, René van. The Prints of Peter Bruegel the Elder, Catalogue Raisonné New Edition, Alan Wofsy Fine Arts: San Francisco, 1992. Listed and illustrated as catalogue raisonné no. 132 on pgs. 174-5.2. Klein, H. Arthur. Graphic Worlds of Peter Bruegel the Elder, Dover Publications: New York, 1963. Listed and illustrated as catalogue raisonné no. 48 on pgs. 120-1.3. Orenstein, Nadine M., ed. for the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Pieter Bruegel the Elder: Drawings and Prints, Yale University Press: New Haven, 2001. Listed and illustrated as catalogue raisonné nos. 64-5 on pgs. 177-9.4. Strauss, Walter L. (ed.) The Intaglio Prints of Albrecht Dürer, Engravings, Etchings, and Drypoints, Abaris Books: NY, 1981. Watermark listed and illustrated as catalogue raisonné M.31 / Br.4968 on pg. 334. About the FramingSet in an Italian style bronze and gold frame, the ribbon detailing of the moulding compliments the meandering curved shapes within the image. Decorative detail echo acanthus leaves which evoke a classical aura to the work. Completed with white, linen-wrapped mats with a matching gold inner fillet, Faith is set behind an archival Plexiglas® cover. Who is Masterworks Fine Art? Masterworks Fine Art, Inc. strives to be the best source of fine art for our clients and collectors all over the world. We believe the most direct way to accomplish this is by establishing a lifetime of personal and professional relationships with our clients. We are a full service art gallery, selling fine art originals at 25-50% off gallery retail prices. We have been collecting art since the early 1970's and have been dealing and selling art for over 20 years. 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