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print
Object Type
print
Museum number
1894,0611.27
Title
Object:
Sibille Samienne
Series:
The Twelve Sibyls
Description
Plate 8: the Samian Sibyl, standing full-length in the foreground, holding a reed and the crown of thorn; in the background, at left, the crucifixion; after Vignon. c.1635/40 Etching and engraving
Producer name
Print made by:
Gilles Rousselet
Print made by:
Abraham Bosse
After:
Claude Vignon
Published by:
Pierre Mariette I
School/style
French
Production date
1635-1640
(circa)
Materials
paper
Technique
engraving
etching
Dimensions
Height:
362 millimetres
Width:
221 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments
From a series of twelve, see 1894,0611.20 for comment. The preparatory red chalk drawing by Vignon for this print is in the Art Institute Chicago (2006.413).
Bibliographic references
Blum 1924 / L'Oeuvre gravé d'Abraham Bosse
(1487)
Duplessis 1859 / Catalogue de l'oeuvre de Abraham Bosse
(1482)
Meyer 2004 / L'oeuvre gravé de Gilles Rousselet, graveur parisien du XVIIe siècle: catalogue général avec les reproductions de 405 estampes
(155.II)
Lothe 2008 / L'Oeuvre gravé d'Abraham Bosse graveur parisien du XVIIe siècle
(82)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
sibyl
crucifixion
Associated names
Representation of:
Samian Sibyl
Representation of:
Jesus Christ
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Deprez & Gutekunst
Acquisition date
1894
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
1894,0611.27