Pieter Jalhea Furnius (1545-1610), Stradanus ... Lot n° 50

Pieter Furnius, Stradanus - The Course of Human Life: Choosing Virtue / Description: The Enticement of Luxury: in the foreground, an adolescent boy rides a rearing horse towards one of the Furies, who lifts a youthful mask to reveal a wrinkled face; to left, a crowned king disappears into a pit, filling the air with smoke; beyond, in the gardens of a wealthy dwelling, figures dance, play music, feast and relax by a fountain; within the image: 'Io. Strad. Fland.inve. / H. Cock.excud. 1570. / .PF.' Lettered below the image: three Latin verses in three columns, 'At nigri...ora dolo.' 1570 Engraving made by Pieter Jalhea Furnius after Jan van der Straet. Published by: Hieronymus Cock (1517-1570). This one from a series of six prints (NH.271-276) showing the course of Human life: Birth, youth, Encitement of Luxury, Amassing knowledge, Choosing Virtue, Old Age and Death. / Dimensions: 22,30 x 29,70 cm / Condition: Excellent brilliant impression in very good condition. On the full sheet of laid paper with large watermark: 'Antwerp hand'. Good wide clean margins with a couple of small spots at right. / Literature: New Hollstein (Dutch & Flemish) / The New Hollstein: Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts 1450-1700 (273) --- Baroni Vannucci 1997 / Jan van der Straet, detto Giovanni Stradano, flandrus pictor et inventor (686.3) --- Hollstein / Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts c.1450-1700 (33) / Medium: Engraving /Circa: 1570