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Object Type
print
Museum number
U,5.156
Description
The Burial of St Catherine. The saint being laid in a tomb by three angels, a broken wheel and sword in lower left corner; second state with address of Vaccari; after Pompeo dell'Aquila. 1575 Engraving
Producer name
Print made by:
Cornelis Cort
After:
Pompeo dell' Aquila
Published by:
Lorenzo Vaccari
School/style
Dutch
Production date
1575
Production place
Published in:
Rome (city)
Materials
paper
Technique
engraving
Dimensions
Height:
209 millimetres
Width:
136 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references
New Hollstein (Dutch & Flemish) / The New Hollstein: Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts 1450-1700
(105.II)
(Cornelis Cort)
Bierens de Haan 1948 / L'oeuvre gravé de Cornelis Cort, graveur hollandais 1533-1578
(126.II)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
christian saint/martyr
funeral/funerary rite
Associated names
Representation of:
St Catherine of Alexandria
Acquisition date
1810
(before)
Acquisition notes
There is no indication of provenance on the verso.
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
U,5.156