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EXCEEDINGLY RARE c. LATE 15th CENTURY GERMAN RENAISSANCE COPPER PLATE OF "THE BETRAYAL OF CHRIST"
THE ORIGINAL MATRIX FOR AN OLD MASTER ENGRAVING WITH A FINE c. 1600 DUTCH CONJUGAL PORTRAIT PAINTED ON THE RECTO This is an original and important German Northern Renaissance copper plate. : As always, if you are not fully satisfied with your purchase, you may return it in the same condition sent for any reason. Please see my other auctions this week. [OLD MASTER PAINTING][OLD MASTER ENGRAVING] [ORIGINAL PLATE] "BETRAYAL OF CHRIST" Circle of Martin Schongauer (c. 1448 – 2 February 1491) [s.d., s.l.; German] approx. 16.5 x 11.5 cm. The plate is fine condition with small cancellation marks as depicted. UNRECORDED c. Late 15th century Engraved Copper matrix (original printing plate) Additionally, the recto has been painted with a fine c. 1600 Dutch conjugal portrait which demonstrated an appreciation of the artistic value and worth of the engraved plate even in the early 1600s. While I have been unable to determine who created this plate, it is of the period and of extremely high quality. The variations in color in the photos are just caused by the angle the light hits the plate. Original copper plates are exceedingly rare on the market. Schongauer was one of the most respected and copied artists of his day; The Torment of Saint Anthony, recorded by Vasari with a version now credited as the earliest known painting by Michelangelo, was painted after an engraving by Martin Schongauer when he was only 12 or 13 years. The scene depicts Christ’s arrest with the soldiers and their lances and rope ready to tie him up. One soldier seizes a lock of the Christ’s hair whilst a man carrying a pitchfork illuminates the scene with a torch. Malchus is shown kneeling on the floor, his lamp strewn alongside him. This was one of the first scenes of the Passion to be portrayed, appearing as early as the 4th century. The artist clearly learned Schongauer's technique of depicting volume by means of cross-hatching , which was further developed by Dürer. Also of note are the curved parallel lines, an important innovation by Schongauer, probably made by rotating the plate against a steady burin. 
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