print;
illustrated book
- Museum number
- 1926,0617.13.61
- Description
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Jacob wrestling with the angel; Jacob and angel at bottom right, his brother's camp at left and in background; accompanied by German biblical verse to Genesis 32 in letterpress; printed to face the antetype of Christ being nailed to cross; illustration to Peter Perenyi and Augustin Hirschvogel, 'Vorredt und eingang der Concordantzen alt und news Testaments, durch Pereny Petri... Und nachuolgents durch Augustin Hirßfogel... erweytert' (Vienna: Aegidius Adler) 1550). 1548
Etching and letterpress
- Production date
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1550 (published)
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1548
- Dimensions
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Height: 310 millimetres (approx sheet size)
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Height: 115 millimetres (sheet)
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Width: 195 millimetres (approx sheet size)
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Width: 144 millimetres (sheet)
- Curator's comments
- Bound in the second edition of the complete book with original embossed binding with evangelist portraits, and two-page preface, 56 pages with 104 etchings.
Two etchings to a page with German letterpress above and below with relevant biblical passages; see 1926,0617.13.1-104 for the book. For the antetype facing this print, see 1926,0617.13.63.
- Location
- Not on display
- Associated titles
Associated Title: "Vorredt und eingang der Concordantzen alt und news Testaments, Durch Pereny Petri... Und nachuolgents durch Augustin Hirßfogel... erweytert"
- Acquisition date
- 1926
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 1926,0617.13.61
