
Tag: drawings


Noli me Tangere
I ran into a drawing by Giovanni Pietro Ligari (1686-1748) at the Casa Ligari museum in Sondrio (Palazzo Sassi de Lavizzari). It looked too Flemish to me. In fact it is a copy after a beautiful engraving by AEgidius Sadeler (1570-1629) after a desing by Bartholomeus Spranger (1546-1611) [Rijksmuseum RP-P-OB-5110]. hypnotic lines. For more on drawings imitating prints see the very recent article by Simon Turner: “Drawings Imitating Prints: Pierre van Schuppen”, in Print Quarterly, XXXV, Sept. 2018, 3, pp. 259-269. Fig. 174 is van Schuppe’s pen and ink copy after the same print by Sadeler (Vienna, Albertina). Continue reading Noli me Tangere

Finally Catalogue#40
Finally Catalogue #40 on Heraldry is out! Here’s the link https://issuu.com/antiquariaatvandersteur/docs/40catalogue 13th May an exhibition with a choice of items will be held at Antiquariaat van der Steur in The Hague https://www.facebook.com/events/271335333303366/ Continue reading Finally Catalogue#40

New Catalogue coming up
At Antiquariaat van der Steur we are preparing the new catalogue, number 40, on Heraldry. See the video for a preview: Continue reading New Catalogue coming up
Antiquariaat van der Steur Newsletter 01/2015
Here is the first newsletter of 2015 of the Antiquariaat van der Steur. For new subscibers check out this link (top left!). Newsletter Antiquariaat A.G Continue reading Antiquariaat van der Steur Newsletter 01/2015
25-30 March, Paris, SALON DU DESSIN
This year I will visit the SALON DU DESSIN in Paris. Not only exhibitions but also interesting lectures like A little-known project by Servandoni: the décor of fireworks for the birth of a new heir to the throne (1732) held by Jérôme de La Gorce (Senior researcher at the CNRS) Continue reading 25-30 March, Paris, SALON DU DESSIN