A mezzotint of St. Peter by Blooteling after Moreelse in roughly the same size can be considered a companion piece, but if a series of apostles was intended it was never completed. The vivid depiction of emotion in the portrayal of a saint is outside the usual canon, though Van Dyck’s various busts of apostles share a certain intensity. Executed in the stark contrasts of mezzotint, Blooteling’s troubled St. Paul creates a particularly striking effect.
BLOOTELING, Abraham (1634–90)
St. Paul as an old Man, after Anthonie van Dyck
- Medium
- Mezzotint, 1680-90
- Catalogue reference
- Hollstein 216, second state with the letters “et Ex” erased
- Watermark
- Crowned coat-of-arms with fleur-de-lis
- Provenance
- A. Rossier (Lugt 168b) and H. Rossier (L. 1357)
- Condition
- A very fine impression with small margins all round, a couple of fox-marks in these.
- Size
- 355 × 270mm
- Additional notes
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A mezzotint of St. Peter by Blooteling after Moreelse in roughly the same size can be considered a companion piece, but if a series of apostles was intended it was never completed. The vivid depiction of emotion in the portrayal of a saint is outside the usual canon, though Van Dyck’s various busts of apostles share a certain intensity. Executed in the stark contrasts of mezzotint, Blooteling’s troubled St. Paul creates a particularly striking effect.
- Price
- $3,500 USD