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You Can Own Priceless Greek & Roman Statues !
11:21 AM PST, 7/24/2011
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By Zanetti Greek Statues DIANA (GODDESS OF HUNT) Antique Copper Engraving 1743- Buy Now!
- $249.00
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OWN PRICELESS GREEK & ROMAN ARTIFACTS You can own "priceless" Greek and Roman statues and artifacts. Although virtually all of the original pieces are housed in museums around the world, antique prints of these antiquities are readily available, even on E-Bay. MANY CHOICES TO BE MADE There are several choices to be made. You can collect both Greek and Roman art or you can specialize in one ancient country. You can generalize in all antiquities or you can zero in on one of statues, bas-relief, ceramic pottery, gold and silver household items, nudes, weapons or other museum quality pieces. If you are interested in Greek or Roman Gods or Mythology, the choices are vast. Included are Achilles, Andorra, Apollo, Bacchus, Jupiter, Juno, Hercules, Isis, Marathon, Neptune, Ulysses, Vulcan, Zeus and many, many more. You can also collect antique prints of the city ruins of such cities as Athens, Pompeii or Rome. Another viable choice is to target a literary subject including tragedies such as Homer's Iliad or Oddessey or one of the Greek comedies. Several of the most well known Authors and Artists that brought you these rare antique prints during the 1500's to the late 1800's were Zanetti, Milligen, Flaxman, Heck and Pistoesi. ENJOY YOUR COLLECTION EVERY DAY Unlike many other collectables, antique prints can be seen and enjoyed every day. Frame them and hang them. Buy wisely and your collection should increase in value. They don't make ancient statues of Greek gods anymore and they do not make antique prints any more. You can purchase a genuine antique print more than 100 years old for less than a print purchased at one of the "MART" stores that was printed in China last month. ________________________________________________________________ SANDTIQUE is one of the largest sellers of antique prints on E-Bay with over 7,300 Antique Prints. It has over 300 dealing with Antique Greek & Roman Art with prices ranging from $12 to $995. Check us out today ! http://stores.ebay.com/SANDTIQUE-Rare-Prints -
Historical Importance of Engravers
3:29 AM PST, 7/15/2011
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Antique Print from Egenolff's Herbarum - "HELLEBORUS ALBUS" - Woodcut - 1563- Buy Now!
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Engravers in the Middle Ages had an important influence on history. With the start of printing in the mid 1400's and with engraved images increasing in quantity and importance in about 1500, historical information was, for the first time, passed on quickly and widely through illustrated printed books. Since 16th century engravings contained many symbols, the engraver of an image that was to be included into a book, to some extent, influenced history. Remember that a large degree of printed, illustrated material at that time was religious and often times included in illustrated bibles. The printing medium of that era was the woodcut. The image was engraved into the end of a block of wood, it was inked and then each woodcut engraving was pressed one by one. These prints were executed on hand-made laid paper using daylight or candlelight. A good example of a woodcut engraver that influenced history was Virgil Solis (1514-1562) of Nuremberg, Germany. He was an associate of Martin Luther (1483-1546) and executed the wood engravings for Luther's first illustrated Bible in 1561. (Also called the "Bible of Palantine"). Solis is said to have "changed the Epoch of Bible illustrations". With this he was able to take a part in the Reformation. Solis's busy engravings, with several activities occurring in different parts of the small antique print at the same time, were much more exciting than those used in other bibles of his time such as the Calvin Bible. His work is also said to have influenced the first bibles produced in the English language. Unfortunately, Solis lived at a dangerous time and even though he and Luther escaped being put to death as martyrs, Solis died of the plague in 1562. About the Author: Sandtique is one of the largest sellers of Antique Prints on E-Bay with over 7,200 listings. Sandtique specializes in chromolithographs and hand-colored engravings and is featuring original woodcuts by Virgil Solis from the 1561 Luther Bible. Check us out at www.sandtique-rare-prints.com