6116A

The Active Life and the Contemplative Life

Artist: Workshop of Thomas de Leu (1571-1611/1612)
Title: The active life and the contemplative life
Date: ca. 1606
Medium: Engraving. Title plate for the Trophaeum Vitae Solitariae, a series of 26 plates published in Paris by de Leu ca. 1606. After an engraving by Raphael Sadeler I (1560-1632) following a design by Maarten de Vos (1532-1603). Published in 1598 in Venice by Johan Sadeler I (1550-1600) and Raphael Sadeler I as the title plate for their Trophaeum Vitae Solitariae, a series of 26 plates
Photo Source: Bibliothèque Nationale de France Website
Item: 6116A