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Object Type
Museum number: 1957,0413.220
Description: The Assumption of the Virgin with Saints; above, the Virgin is borne aloft on a cloud by angels; below, centre, her tomb is filled with lilies and roses, to left, St John the Baptist and St Thomas, who reaches up to grasp the Virgin's girdle which she is lowering to him; to right, St Nicholas; beyond, a rural landscape with a fortified building. 1590 Engraving
Producer name: After: Jan van der Straet; Print made by: Theodoor Galle; Published by: Philips Galle
School/style
Production date: 1590
Production place: Published in: Antwerp (city)
Materials
Technique
Dimensions: Height: 242 millimetres; Width: 185 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments: Engraved after a painting by Stradanus (Baroni Vannucci 54) for the confraternity of Santa Maria Assunta.
Bibliographic references: New Hollstein (Dutch & Flemish) / The New Hollstein: Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts 1450-1700 (207) (Johannes Stradanus); Baroni Vannucci 1997 / Jan van der Straet, detto Giovanni Stradano, flandrus pictor et inventor (729)
Location: Not on display
Subjects
Associated names: Representation of: Virgin Mary; Representation of: St Thomas; Representation of: St John the Baptist (Prodromos); Representation of: St Nicholas of Myra
Previous owner
Acquisition date: 1957
Department: Prints and Drawings
Registration number: 1957,0413.220

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