1676 J.J. Sandrart, Collin, Mythology, Goddess Flora

Joachim von Sandrart (1606-1688)

Engraving by R. Collin sculp, 1676.

37.3 x 22.9 cm

Sometimes referred to as the “German Vasari,” Joachim von Sandrart, born in Frankfurt, trained first as a printmaker, notably in Nuremberg, and in Prague with Aegidius Sadeler. After a long and successful career in the foremost artistic circles in England, Italy, and the Netherlands, he returned to Germany and painted for Emperor Ferdinand III, for which he was ennobled in 1673.

Condition: Good impression. Light fingering and staining to outer margins.

Flora was the Roman goddess of flowers, often associated with the coming of spring and the fertility of the land. She is commonly associated with Chloris, the Greek goddess of flowers and spring. The flower often associated with Flora was the rose, which symbolized love and beauty.