Artist: Joachim von Sandrart (Germany, 1606–88).
Engraver: Joachim von Sandrart
Title: Pasquinus. Pasquinus, or Pasquino in Italian, is the name of an antique statue that was rediscovered in the sixteenth century and became a symbol of the folk culture of Rome. Romans attached satirical notes to the statue and around it, ridiculing the vices of the noble and rich.
Titled in plate: above the image PASQUINUS. Latin verses in the plate.
Dimensions: Sheet 12 1/2" x 8". Backing sheet 16 1/2" x 11 1/4".
Publisher: Johann Jacob Volkmann (1732–1803).
Edition: Teutsche Academie der Bau Bildhauer und Maler Kunst... Nürnberg: Verlegt in der Johann Andreas Endterischen Handlung.
Date: First edition 1675–79, second ed. 1768–75. 8 vols.
Materials and Techniques: engraving on laid paper mounted on laid paper alongside the edges.
Watermark: yes.
Mat and Frame: backing sheet.
Provenance: The Estate of George "Yorgo" Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute, and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, from 1965-2000.
Condition: Trimmed to the image. One horizontal fold in the middle. The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Part of: vol 4.
Museums and Libraries: Princeton University Library (SAX) N5610 .S263 1768f. Digitalized copy.
Website: https://eadh.org/projects/sandrartnet
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: German School XVII c.
Note: In this vastly expanded reworking, Volkmann could reuse the original plates for the prints left by Sandrart to his widow, Esther Barbara Blommart von Sandrart (1651–1731), from whom they were purchased by the astute Nuremberg publisher Andreas Endter. (Nicola Shilliam, Western Bibliographer, Princeton). In the retouching process, the line of lettering below the image was erased, and the title was engraved at the top, above the image.