Lot n° 16
Estimation :
200 - 300
EUR
ZIARNOK Jan (1575-1630) known as Jean LE GRAIN - Lot 16
ZIARNOK Jan (1575-1630) known as Jean LE GRAIN
Engraved plate from the series "Les peintures sacrées sur le Bible", produced for Antoine GIRARD's book.
Mounted on cardboard.
(trimmed plate, minor wear).
Plate: approx. 13 x 22.5 cm (cardboard: 17 x 34 cm)
Jean Le Grain, an engraver and draftsman of Polish origin, was mainly active in Paris from 1605 to 1629. He produced some thirty engravings and several thematic sets, covering subjects ranging from historical episodes to ex libris and almanac illustrations. Also renowned for his work on the theme of anamorphosis, he published a treatise on three-dimensional perspective, entitled Perspectivae Stereo Pars Specialis.
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