Pulvis Pyrius

Theodoor Galle, Stradanusca. 1590-1600

Details

Title: Pulvis Pyrius
Creator: Theodor Galle after Stradanus
Date Created: ca. 1590-1600
Set or Series Title: New Discoveries and Inventions (Nova Reperta)
Object Type: Prints, works of art
Object Link: http://dac-collection.wesleyan.edu/Obj16827
Object Credit Line: Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University. Purchase funds, 1960
Materials & Techniques: Engraving
Keywords: fire, forges, metal, metallurgy, technology
Image Credit Line: Open Access Image from the Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University (http://www.wesleyan.edu/dac/openaccess)
Edition: Engraved by Theodor Galle after Johannes Stradanus; published by Philip Galle. The DAC holds ten plates from the Nova Reperta set of 20.
Dimensions: Plate dimensions: 200 mm x 270 mm (7.87 in. x 10.63 in.).
Bibliography: Hollstein 410–419 (vol. 7, p. 87); Hollstein 129–138 (vol. 4, p. 213); Nagler, Kuenstler-Lexikon (vol. 17, p. 449); Nagler, Kuenstler-Lexikon (vol. 19, p. 555)
Associated People: Created by Theodor Galle (Dutch (Flemish), baptized 1571 - buried 1633), After Stradanus (Jan Van Der Straet) (Flemish, 1523-1605)
Accession Number: 1960.4.5.4

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