Adriaen Collaert (1560-1618)
Blazon of the Antwerp Guild of St Luke

Engraving, 1614, a good impression of this scarce print, on laid paper with watermark of a crown surmounting two interlocking C's [dateable to mid 17th century], platemark 280 x 211 mm (11 x 8 1/4 in), sheet 300 x 217 mm (11 3/4 x 8 1/2 in), tipped onto album leaf at corners, fine hairline split within the paper across hand of the Virgin and leg of Christ Child, minor surface dirt and handling creases (unframed)

⁂ The patron saint of painters and sculptors, St Luke, is depicted painting the Virgin and Child Christ. The decorative border features a painter's palette, a copperplate and several printmaker's tools, architectural instruments, a bookbinder's press, a frame-maker's tools, as well as musical instruments.