Girolamo Muziano / Cornelis Cort

HC 011210

Landscape pictures with Saints

Set with 5 copper engravings and etchings from 'Seven large landscape pictures, known under the names of the saints shown', engraved by Cornelis Cort (1533 – 1578) after drawings by Girolamo Muziano (1528 – 1592), printed and published by Carlo Lossi, Rome 1774, each ca. 52 x 37,5 cm.

Very nice impression, perfect condition, from the collection of 'Schloss Liechtenstein', sold in 1930.

Reference: Wurzbach Cort 33.

set € 3.000,-

1) Saint Francis of Assisi (1181/82 – 1226)

St. Francis receives the Stigmata, shown in a magnificent landscape. Francis of Assisi kneels in front of a rock with trees, above appears the six-winged angel on a cross, the so-called Seraph.

Signature at lower right: 'Hieronimo mucian inv 1575', 'Corneli cort fe.'

Below: 'In Roma presso Carlo Losi l'anno 1774'

2) St. John the Baptist

John the Baptist, wearing his distinctive dress and carrying a long thin wooden cross, kneels under huge trees accompanied by a lamb, in the background a nice wide river landscape.

Signature at lower right: 'Hieronymo Muciani inve.', 'Corneli Cort fe.'

Below: 'In Roma presso Carlo Losi l'anno 1774'

3) Maria Magdalena

Saint Maria Magdalena watches a crucifix on a rock, shown within an impressive rocky landscape.

Signature at lower right: 'Corneli Cort fe. 1573'

Signature at lower left: 'Hieronymi Muciani Brixiani Invento'

Below: 'In Roma presso Carlo Losi'

4) Saint Jerome (ca. 347 – 420)

St Jerome prays to Jesus Christ in front of his grotto, shown in a rocky landscape, with two lions in the background.

Signature at lower left: 'Hieronymi Muciani in.', 'Corneli Cort fe. 1573'

Privilege at lower right: 'Moto propio de' papa gregorio XIII pontifice maximo'

Below: 'In Roma presso Carlo Losi l'anno 1774'

5) Saint Onuphrius (ca. 340 – 400)

Saint Onuphrius comes out of his cave to adore the crucifix standing outside, shown in a magnificant mountainous landscape.

Signature at lower left: 'Corneli cort fe.'

Privilege and signature at lower right: 'Privelegio d Greg PP XIII, Hieronimo mucian inv. 1574'

Below: 'In Roma presso Carlo Losi 1774'

Girolamo Muziano (1528 Brescia – 1592 Rome)

Italian painter and draughtsman

Girolamo (Hieronymo) Muziano first studied under Girolamo Romanino (ca. 1485 - 1562) in Brescia, then he moved to Venice where he was influenced by Titian. From about 1548 he lived in Rome. There he worked for Michelangelo and served as superintendent of works of art for Pope Gregory XIII.

Muziano mainly made frescos, paintings and drawings with scenes of the life of Jesus Christ and of many Saints, but also skilfully worked out landscape sketches. He had the talent to combine both - portrait and landscape painting - very masterly, which can very well be seen in our etchings.

Cornelis Cort (1533 Hoorn – 1578 Rome)

Dutch copper engraver and etcher

Cornelis Cort first worked for the publisher Hieronymus Cock (1510 – 1570) in Antwerp. From about 1566 he made copper engravings and etchings for Titian in Venice (e.g. landscape sketches with saints) and somewhat later he settled in Rome, where he founded his own art school.

Again he engraved landscape sketches with saints, this time for Hieronymo Muziano. Some of the ethings have the privilege of  Pope Gregory XIII.

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