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print
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book-illustration
Object Type
print
book-illustration
Museum number
1940,0617.14
Title
Series:
New Testament Illustrations (1530)
Description
Christ preaching to the apostles; Christ standing at the borders of a lake, behind him three of the apostles, in the top left corner God the Father and the Holy Spirit as a dove appearing in a cloud. Two lines of letterpress above, one below. 1530 Woodcut and letterpress
Producer name
Print made by:
Sebald Beham
School/style
German
Production date
1530
Production place
Printed in:
Ingolstadt
Materials
paper
Technique
woodcut
letterpress
Dimensions
Height:
91 millimetres
(Borderline)
Height:
121 millimetres
(Sheet size)
Width:
65 millimetres
Width:
71 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments
BM has another impression without the letterpress title, see 1927,0614.45. See also Curatorial Comment for 1940,0617.12.
Bibliographic references
Pauli 1901-11 / Hans Sebald Beham: Ein Kritisches Verzeichniss seiner Kupferstiche Radirungen und Holzschnitte
(715)
Hollstein / German engravings, etchings and woodcuts c.1400-1700
(715)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
christ preaching
Associated names
Representation of:
Jesus Christ
Representation of:
Apostles
Representation of:
God
Representation of:
Holy Spirit
Illustration to:
Johann Eck
Associated places
Associated with:
Galilee
Associated titles
Associated Title:
Christenliche Auslegung
(Ingolstadt 1530)
Acquisition name
Donated by:
Campbell Dodgson
Acquisition date
1940
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
1940,0617.14