Antique Satire Print-TULIP-WOMAN-DEATH-WIDOW-Cats-1655

Proverb / ethics emblem : Weduwe . (Widow.) This plate shows a tulip being placed in a vase. The meaning of this emblem is that the cut off flower / tulip represents the widow. She is now alone, cut off from her husband. Original copperplate etching / engraving on hand laid paper. Sheet has image and text on front and rear. Size in cm: The overall size is ca. 24.5 x 38 cm. The image size is ca. 13.2 x 13.2 cm. This print and accompanying poetry originate from Alle de Wercken van den heere Jacob Cats�. , (Complete Works of Jacob Cats) which was published from 1655 on. This plate is from a 1726 edition. The emblems depict lessons of many aspects of life. Each emblem typically has more than one meaning as Cats poems talk about ethics, wisdom and morale from the perspective of love, religion and society. His work has often been critisized, but contains a treasure of truth and symbolism, often as relevant as it was during the times of it s creation. We might carry this item from a smaller size edition and a 19th c. ed. with steel engravings as well. Inquire if interested. Artists and Engravers: The Author is Jacob Cats, also known as Father Cats (born Nov. 10, 1577, Brouwershaven, Zeeland, Spanish Netherlands died Sept. 12, 1660, Zorgvliet, near The Hague) Dutch poet. A magistrate and high official, he was enormously popular as a writer of emblem books, consisting of woodcuts or engravings with verses possessing a moral. His Mirror of Old and New Times (1632) contains many quotations that have become household sayings in the Netherlands, and he used it to express the ethical concerns of Dutch Calvinists, especially about love and marriage. The famous poetry by Jacob Cats is often accompanied by well engraved images after the design of Adriaen van de Venne. Not all engravings have been signed, but engravers indicated include J. Swelinc, I. Matham, Wil. Hondius, C. v. Quiborne, D. v. Bremden & possibly others. Condition: Excellent, given age. General age related toning. Please study scans carefully. Keywords: ANTIQUE SATIRE PRINT-TULIP-WOMAN-DEATH-WIDOW-CATS (PCO) A189-32.

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Antique Satire Print-TULIP-WOMAN-DEATH-WIDOW-Cats-1655

Publication Date

1655

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Very Good

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Pictura Prints offers mostly antique prints, art, maps and books. Since 2004 the owner Peter Cornelissen started Theprintscollector and has been in business as a print and book seller. In 2018 he decided to further develop his personal collection through 'Pictura Prints'. Peter has a background in design and landscape architecture and holds a degree in paper restauration. He holds shop in Overasselt, a small town on the Maas river near Nijmegen, The Netherlands, which can be visited by appointment. He is a member of the Dutch Association of Antiquarians (NVVA) and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB).

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