Collaert, Jan. Politura armorum

Baroni Vannucci, A. Jan van der Straet, detto Giovanni Stradano: 697.17
Folger bibliographic ID: 335684
New Hollstein Dutch & Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts, 1450-1700: Collaert Dynasty 1210
Folger call number: ART Vol. f81 no.17
Folger holdings ID: 486865
Accession Number: 202670

Scene of an armor polishing workshop, with pieces of armor dispersed throughout. To viewer's left, a man carrying parts of armor in a basket on his back. In the right foreground, two men examine armor. Behind them, two men seated near machinery

Edition

[State 3 of 4]

General notes

Title from item Plate numbered "17." From Nova reperta, a set of 20 prints illustrating new inventions and discoveries, after drawings by Jan van der Straet. The set was published in Antwerp, first by Philips Galle (ca. 1591) and later by Karel de Mallery (after 1612), Theodoor Galle (before 1636) and Johannes Galle (before 1677) (New Hollstein) State and plate mark dimensions from New Hollstein Also available as a digital reproduction

Exhibited

Washington, D.C., Folger Shakespeare Library, 2008. Now Thrive the Armorers

Item information about Folger ART Vol. f81 no.17

Numbering effaced. Trimmed within plate mark and inlaid to larger sheet

Extended title: Politura armorum Joan. Stradanus inuent. ; Ioan. Collaert sculp
Alternate titles: Invention of the polishing of armor, Politvra armorvm

Armorers Armor Workshops

printmaker: Collaert, Jan, 1566-1628
artist: Straet, Jan van der, 1523-1605
publisher: Galle, Jan, 1600-1676