The Altzenbachs of Cologne, 2 Vol. tg.

Part I: XLIV, 549 p.: Ill., Part II: 550-1048 p.: Ill. Part I: leicht berieben, sonst sehr guter Zustand / slightly rubbed, otherwise very good condition, Part II: minimal berieben und an einer Stelle leicht bestoßen / minimally rubbed and slightly scuffed in one place. - This richly illustrated catalog brings together for the first time all of the known popular prints published by the Altzenbach firm in Cologne from approximately 1609 to 1680. Over 550 prints plus models and copies are drawn from more than 120 collections in Europe and North America. Working in the bastion of Catholicism on the Lower Rhine, the Altzenbachs specialized in devotional prints for the local market as well as for the large number of pilgrims who visited the religious sites in Cologne, Trier, and Aachen. At the same time, however, they published prints for a broad market on a variety of secular subjects: local history, natural events, executions, architecture, allegories, and moral satires. Some of their prints are the work of well-known artists such as Wenceslaus Hollar and Matthäus Merian, but most were executed by anonymous artists who looked to Flemish and Dutch printmakers for inspiration. This visual material is a multi-faceted primary resource that offers unique and telling insights into the cultural world of the seventeenth century. / Table of Contents Preface Introduction Explanatory Notes Collections Works Cited Catalog Maps and Views (nos. 1-25) Cologne Sites and History (nos. 26-38) Broadsheets (nos. 39-60) Portraits (nos. 61-69) Classical Mythology (nos. 70 and 71) Allegorical Subjects (nos. 72-101) Flora and Fauna (nos. 102-115) Occupations (nos. 116-138) Moral Satires (nos. 139-158) The Old Testament (nos. 159-162) The New Testament (nos. 163 and 164) The Virgin Mary (nos. 165-206) The Life of Christ (nos. 207-286) Devotional Subjects (nos. 287-308) Memento mori (nos. 309-321) Religious Relics and Pilgrimages (nos. 322-348) Saints, female (nos. 349-385) Saints, male (nos. 386-427) Devotional Broadsheets (nos. 428-542) Frames (nos. 543-549) Books and Pamphlets (nos. 550-558) Rejected Prints (R1-R13) List of Numbered Plates Indexes Artists Authors Publishers and Printers Credits. ISBN 9783447114875