Albrecht Dürer's bookplate for Pirckheimer -By Johann Theodor de Bry (1561-1623)

Centrally on the scene, a heart is forged by four female personifications: Tribulatio (sorrow), Spes (hope), Tolerantia (tolerance) and Invidia (envy). This representation is contained in a cartouche mounted on a column. Two putti rest against the base of the column, the right one caressing a little dog. The central part of the design, which shows the emblem of Willibald Pirckheimer, is based on a drawing by Albrecht Dürer. This print was used by Pirckheimer as a bookplate.
Dimensions: 16,20 x 11,00 cm Artist Name: Johann Theodor de Bry (1561-1623), Master I.B. (1523-1530), Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528) Literature: O'Dell 2003 / Deutsche und österreichische Exlibris 1500-1599 im Britischen Museum (300.a)-----Nagler 1858-79 / Die Monogrammisten (III.1950.39)-----Bartsch / Le Peintre graveur (VIII.308.30) ----Same print in 'Johnson Museum Of Art - Inv.Number 96,033,007 Medium: Engraving Circa: Ca.1580-1620 Notes: All measurements are taken on the plate mark. All lot's are listed with several high resolution images, which is the best way to give a clear and objective idea of the general very good condition. Textual condition description is limited, so please examine the images carefully and ask for more info if needed.

Condition: A very good luminous impression in very good condition, with full plate border and good margins on laid paper with flattened middle fold.