12465 Marten de Vos (1532–1603) – The Transfiguration on Mount Tabor – Engraving (1585)
"Assumsit Iesus Petrum et Iacobum et Ioannem fratrem eius". This late sixteenth-century engraving captures the climactic biblical moment of the Transfiguration. The central figure of Christ is depicted in a radiance of divine light, flanked by the prophets Moses, holding the Tablets of the Law, and Elijah. Below them, the disciples Peter, James, and John are shown in various states of awe and physical prostration, overwhelmed by the celestial manifestation. The composition utilizes dramatic Mannerist foreshortening and a complex arrangement of clouds to separate the earthly and heavenly realms. This plate was published in Antwerp as part of the celebrated series Thesaurus veteris et novi Testamenti.
Marten de Vos was one of the most prolific and influential Antwerp painters and draughtsmen in the generation after Pieter Bruegel the Elder. Following a period of study in Italy, he returned to the Netherlands and became a leading figure in the Counter-Reformation art movement, producing numerous altarpieces and designs for prints. His work is characterized by a graceful, Italianate style combined with a Northern attention to narrative clarity. De Vos provided hundreds of drawings for the great publishing houses of Antwerp, particularly for the Galle and Collaert families, which were distributed throughout Europe and significantly shaped religious iconography.
Artist or Maker: Adriaen Collaert (Engraver); Marten de Vos (Artist).
Dimensions: Approximately 28 cm x 34 cm.
Medium: Engraving.
Date: 1585.
Condition Report:
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