Karl Ludwig Wust (Charles Louis Wust) & Cavaliere Mattia Preti

The Martyrdom of St. Bartholomew (The Dresden Gallery)

Karl Ludwig Wust's "The Martyrdom of St. Bartholomew" is an original eighteenth century engraving created by the German artist in 1753. It is based upon a designe created by the Italian painter, Cavaliere Mattia Preti, (called, Il Calabrese). This impression is printed upon wove paper and with very large margins as published for the " Recueil d'estampes d'apres les plus celebres tableaux de la Galerie Royale de Dresde (The Dresden Gallery)" around 1795. "The Martyrdom of St. Bartholomew" is a fine, original example of the 18th century religious art created by Karl Ludwig Wust, also known and listed as 'Charles Louis Wust' and 'Carl Wust'. Saint Bartholomew is one of the Twelve Apostles. He evangelized in the Near East and was martyred in Armenia by being flayed alive. He is the patron Saint of butchers and leather workers. Bartholomew's attributes are a flaying knife and a book.

Original Engraving by the German artist, Karl Ludwig Wust designed by Cavaliere Mattia Preti (called, Il Calabrese).

The Martyrdom of St. Bartholomew Original Engraving by the German artist, Karl Ludwig Wust or Carl Wust designed by Mattia Preti called Il Calabrese from The Dresden Gallery

The Martyrdom of St. Bartholomew (Recueil d'estampes d'apres les plus celebres tableaux de la Galerie Royale de Dresde, 'The Dresden Gallery')

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01.-		Landscape with Cattle by the German artist, Heinrich Friedrich Laurin designed by Adrien Van de Velde.	Heinrich Friedrich Laurin 'Heinrich Laurin' (Dresden, 1756 - 1830)	Original Engraving & Etching	1791	Available
02.-		The Martyrdom of St. Bartholomew by the German artist, Karl Ludwig Wust designed by Cavaliere Mattia Preti.	Karl Ludwig Wust 'Carl Wust' (Nuremberg, Germany, 1716 - 1785)	Original Engraving	1753 (2d Ed: c. 1795)	Sold
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04.-		The Virgin and Child (The Nativity) by the French artist, Claude Donat Jardinier designed by Carlo Maratti (Carlo Marrata).	Claude Donat Jardinier 'Claude Jardinier' (Paris, 1726 - 1774)	Original Engraving	1753 (2d Ed: c. 1795)	Sold

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Title:	The Martyrdom of St. Bartholomew
Engraver:	Wust, Karl Ludwig 'Carl Wust' (Nuremberg, Germany, 1716 - 1785)
Designer:	Preti, Cavaliere Mattia 'called, Il Calabrese' (Taverna or Ravenna, 1613 - Malta, 1699)
Date:	1753 (Second Edition: c. 1795)
Medium:	Original Engraving
Source:	Recueil d'estampes d'apres les plus celebres tableaux de la Galerie Royale de Dresde (The Dresden Gallery)
Note:	Karl Ludwig Wust 'Charles Louis Wust': A German engraver of the mid eighteenth century, Karl Ludwig Wust studied printmaking techniques under J. M. Preisler. During his career the artist lived and worked in both Germany and France. (In the latter country he worked under the name of 'Charles Louis Wust'.) Wust is known almost exclusively as an engraver of religious subjects.
	Cavaliere Mattia Preti 'Mattia Preti' (called, Il Calabrese): A seventeenth century Italian painter, Mattia Preti (called, Il Calabrese) studied under Lanfranco, in Rome, and Guercino, in Cento. After working in both Venice and Bologna, Mattia Preti returned to Rome around 1657 where he painted pictures for the church of Sant' Andrea della Valle. After working in Malta, Pope Urban VIII conferred on him the knighthood of the order. Many of Cavaliere Mattia Preti's paintings depict martyrdoms and are stylistically compared to the works of Caravaggio and Ribera.
	The Dresden Gallery: The Recueil d'estampes d'apres les plus celebres tableaux de la Galerie Royale de Dresde (The Dresden Gallery) represents a high point of mid to late eighteenth century engraving. Beginning around 1750 Dresden printers began inviting artists to engrave the masterworks at the Dresden Gallery. The size and scope of the endeavor is reflected in the international representation of the commissioned engravers. These included Jean Daulle (France, 1703-1763), Anna Folkema (Holland, 1695-1768), Karl Ludwig Wust (Germany, flourished, 1750-1760), Giuseppe Camerata (Italy, 1718-1803) and Claude Donat Jardinier (France, 1726-1774). Upon completion each of these large engravings was printed with titles in both Italian and French and bore the engraved seal of the Dresden Gallery along the lower margin. In 1753 the first fifty engravings were published as Volume One in a large elephant folio format. The second fifty engravings were completed in 1757 and issued as Volume Two. With their brilliant techniques of tone and texture most of these engravings were eagerly sought after in most major European centres.
	Almost four decades after the completion of these sets a further fifty engravings were produced by the Dresden Gallery. Engraved mostly by German artists such as Christian Gottfried Schulze (1749-1819) and Heinrich Friedrich Laurin (1756-1830), these later works mainly dealt with the master works of landscape painting in the gallery. When this set was published (c. 1795), the earlier two sets were also reprinted. "The Martyrdom of St. Bartholomew" hails from this edition and was published in Dresden around 1795.
Size:	18 X 12 1/4 (Sizes in inches are approximate, height preceding width of plate-mark or image.)
	UnMatted
Condition:	Printed upon wove paper and with very large margins as published for The Dresden Gallery on the above date. A strongly printed impression with full tonal values and in excellent condition throughout. The Martyrdom of St. Bartholomew represents a prime, original example of the eighteenth century art of Karl Ludwig Wust.
Subject:	Karl Ludwig Wust, 'Charles Louis Wust', Cavaliere Mattia Preti 'Mattia Preti' (called, Il Calabrese) , The Martyrdom of St. Bartholomew , The Dresden Gallery, original engraving, eighteenth century engraving, religious subjects, martyrdoms, Twelve Apostles.
Price:	Sold - The price is no longer available.
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