Printer's Device for the Plantin Press
Medium
woodcut in red on laid paper [proof]
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
William B. O'Neal Fund
Accession Number
1996.78.77
Art Historical Context
**Printer's Device for the Plantin Press** *Christoffel Jegher after Sir Peter Paul Rubens, 1613/1646* *Woodcut in red on laid paper (proof), National Gallery of Art, William B. O'Neal Fund* Step into the world of Renaissance printing with this striking printer's device, a custom emblem designed by the Baroque master Sir Peter Paul Rubens for the illustrious Plantin Press in Antwerp. Founded by Christophe Plantin in the 16th century, the press was Europe's premier publishing house, renowned for lavish polyglot Bibles and scholarly works. Rubens, a close collaborator with Plantin’s heirs, ...