Lot n° 2

[Antwerp] - Hendricx, Aegidius - [Portrait (head) of the mythical Antwerp giant Druon Antigoon]. Antwerp, 1665, copper engraving, c. 44 x 34 cm, framed (not unframed). In very good condition.

Estimation : €150/250
Adjudication : 240 €
Description
c. 1534-1535 Pieter coecke van aalst designed an enormous head of the giant antigoon for the antwerp “Ommegang”. this was shown regularly during city festivals. an engraving after coecke’s design was published in 1665 by the Antwerp engraver Gillis Hendricx (fl. 1640-1665).
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