Cremation as Practised by People in a Far-off Land, Adriaen Pietersz van de Venne, c. 1628

Title(s)

Cremation as Practised by People in a Far-off Land

Object type

• drawing

Object number

RP-T-1898-A-4066

Description

Ontwerp voor een prent.

Artist

• draughtsman: Adriaen Pietersz van de Venne

Dating

c. 1628

Physical features

pen and brown ink, with grey wash and opaque watercolour; outlines indented for transfer; framing line in brown ink (partly trimmed)

Material

• paper
• deck paint
• ink

Technique

pen / brush

Measurements

height 50 mm × width 67 mm

What

• human races, peoples and nationalities (other than prehistoric or extinct) (+ anthropological characteristics emphasized)
• body-burning, cremation
• (scenes from) specific works of literature (with AUTHOR, Title)

Credit line

• D. Franken Bequest, Le Vésinet

Acquisition

bequest 1898

Copyright

Public domain

Provenance