A heliogravure by Charles Amand-Durand dated 1883 after Lucas van Leyden's burin engraving of the "Baptism of Christ in the Jordan", engraved about 1510. Printed on deckle-edged laid paper, with very wide margins.
A heliogravure by Charles Amand-Durand dated 1883 after Lucas van Leyden's burin engraving of the "Baptism of Christ in the Jordan", engraved about 1510. Printed on deckle-edged laid paper, with very wide margins.
Lucas van Leyden (c. 1494-1533) was the first great engraver of the Netherlandish Renaissance; already in 1883, when Amand-Durand made this reproduction, early impressions of his burins were very scarce.
Medium: heliogravure on laid paper
Artist / after: Lucas van Leyden (c. 1494-1533)
Engraver: Charles Amand-Durand (1831-1905)
Date: 1883
Dimensions: Image 7.1 x 5.5 in (18 x 14 cm); sheet 18.1 x 12.4 in (46 x 31.5 cm)
Condition: good