Accademia Fine Art
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PHILIPS GALLE (Haarlem, 1537 – Antwerp, 1612)
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132
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PHILIPS GALLE (Haarlem, 1537 – Antwerp, 1612)
See original version (French)
Estimate €100 - €200
Voluntary lot
Description
PHILIPS GALLE (Haarlem, 1537 – Antwerp, 1612)
"Pavor"
Chisel engraving, plate 31 from the series *De Deis Gentium Imagines*, Antwerp, 1581, Latin verses by Hugo Favolius, titled "Pavor" at the top of the plate, numbered 31 at the bottom left. Latin couplet in the lower margin: “Cum lepus ad folii strepitum paveatque trematque, / Adscribi poterit iure Pavor lepori” (since the hare is startled and trembles at the slightest rustle of a leaf, Fear may rightly be attributed to the hare). Wear and foxing.
Dimensions: 15.5 x 9.2 cm
Bibliography: New Hollstein, Philips Galle; Sellink, Philips Galle (1537–1612), 1997.
A minor deity of the Roman pantheon, Pavor appears here amongst the gods and personifications that Philips Galle brings together in this scholarly series, intended for humanists and artists seeking iconographic models.
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About the sale
Day 1: Major Classical Art Auction – Old Master Paintings, Sculptures, Furniture, Archaeological Artefacts, Asian Art, Curiosities, Glassware, Silverware
Auction location
Auction time
11/11/2026 at 2:30 PM
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