Unidentified German Artist

"Homo Bulla," St. Jerome (Hieronymus) in His Study

circa 1550

oil on wood panel

94 x 69,5 cm

The Daulton Collection

provenance: Swiss private collection

Hendrick Goltzius (German-born Dutch, 1558-1617)

Quis Evadet? [Who Can Escape?] (Homo Bulla)

1594

copper engraving

21,3 x 15,5 cm

The Daulton Collection

B. 323, Hollstein 110, Leesberg (New Hollstein) 128; watermark Adler (fragment).

Magnificent, even impression with fine margins around the platemark. 

Condition: inconspicuous, smoothed hanging fold, minimal signs of age, otherwise very good condition.

Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471-1528)

Hieronymus in der Zelle

[St. Jerome in His Study]

1511

woodcut

23,4 x 16 cm

The Daulton Collection

B. 114, Meder 228d (of e); watermarked double-headed eagle with flower (Meder 222)

Circle of Joos van Cleve (Cleves c.1485-c.1542 Antwerp)

St. Jerome (Hieronymus) in His Study

16th century

oil on cradled wood panel

92 x 67 cm

The Daulton Collection

provenance: Southern German noble family

Lucas van Leyden (Dutch, 1494-1533)

Der hl. Hieronymus im Gehäus

[St. Jerome in the House]

1521

copper engraving

10 x 14,7 cm

The Daulton Collection

B. 114, Hollstein 114 Filedt Kok (New Hollstein) 114 probably III.  Watermark hand with post horn above. 

provenance: ex coll. Bremen Kunsthalle, with its duplicate stamp (Lugt 293)

Aureola ex Floribus S. Hieronymi contexta (The Letters of St. Jerome)

Milan: Philippus de Lavagnia, November 28, 1475

incunabulum, early printing on paper with two illuminated initials (one shown above, pg. 75)

In-8° (mm 197x137)

156 pages (out of 175, the last 19 are missing); first page preserved, but unattached

Modern binding in ancient parchment

References: BMC VI, 702; GW M07937; Hain-Copinger 8588; IGI 3577; Proctor 5846.

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