Artist
Hans Collaert II(Flemish, 1566–1628)Flemish, 1566–1628
Artistafter
Johannes Stradanus(Flemish, 1523–1605, active Italy)Flemish, 1523–1605, active Italy
PublisherPublished by
Joannes Galle(Flemish, c. 1600–1676)Flemish, c. 1600–1676
CultureFlemish
Titles
- Conspicilla
- Invention of Eyeglasses
Datec. 1600
MediumEngraving on laid paper
DimensionsPlate: 7 3/4 × 10 1/2 in. (19.7 × 26.7 cm)
Sheet: 11 1/8 × 13 9/16 in. (28.3 × 34.4 cm)
Mat: 16 × 20 in. (40.6 × 50.8 cm)
Sheet: 11 1/8 × 13 9/16 in. (28.3 × 34.4 cm)
Mat: 16 × 20 in. (40.6 × 50.8 cm)
Credit LineSarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, Houston
Object numberBF.1998.9.15
Not on view
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Department
Sarah Campbell Blaffer FoundationObject Type
"Prints and the Pursuit of Knowledge in Early Modern Europe," Harvard Art Museum/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, Massachusetts, September 6–December 11, 2011; Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, January 17–April 8, 2012.
"Renaissance Technology in Print," Hawn Gallery, Jake and Nancy Hamon Arts Library, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, August 20–October 12, 2012.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Printed on the plate bottom left below the image: 15 .
Printed on the plate centered below the image: CONSPICILLA .
Printed on the plate bottom margin below the image: Inuenta conspicilla funt, quae luminum Obscuriores detegunt caligines .
Printed on the plate centered below the image: CONSPICILLA .
Printed on the plate bottom margin below the image: Inuenta conspicilla funt, quae luminum Obscuriores detegunt caligines .
Printed on the image bottom left to right: Ioan. Stradanus inuent. Ioan. Collaert Sculp. Ioan. Galle excud.
verso printed label with typed additions: HARVARD ART MUSEUMS[underlined] / Prints and the Pursuit of Knowledge in Early Modern Europe / Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum (6 September 2011-10 December 2011) /
Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art (17 January 2012-8 April 2012) / Hans Collaert the younger / Invention of the Compass[underlined] / Sarah Campbell Foundation / Object No. TL40986.12 / Cat. No.: 1 Crate No.: PPK 16
Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art (17 January 2012-8 April 2012) / Hans Collaert the younger / Invention of the Compass[underlined] / Sarah Campbell Foundation / Object No. TL40986.12 / Cat. No.: 1 Crate No.: PPK 16
Catalogue raisonnéNew Hollstein 337 (Stradanus); New Hollstein 1208 (Collaert)
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Hans Collaert II
c. 1600
Engraving
BF.1998.9.16
Hans Sebald Beham
1544
Engraving
BF.1998.11
