Dood van Maria, Hieronymus Wierix, 1563 - before 1619

Title(s)

Dood van Maria
Leven van de maagd Maria (series title)
Vita Deiparæ Virginis Mariæ (series title)

Object type

• print

Object number

RP-P-1904-789

Catalogue reference

• Hollstein Dutch 813-2(3)

Inscriptions / marks

• collector's mark: Lugt 2228

Description

Maria ligt op bed. Rond haar bed bidden de apostelen. Boven in de hemel de Drieëenheid. In de marge een zesregelig onderschrift, in twee kolommen, in het Latijn.

Artist

• print maker: Hieronymus Wierix (mentioned on object)
• after design by: Hieronymus Wierix
• publisher: Hieronymus Wierix (mentioned on object)
• publisher: Piermans (mentioned on object)
• unknown (mentioned on object)

Place

Antwerp

Dating

1563 - before 1619

Material

• paper

Technique

engraving

Measurements

height 106 mm × width 66 mm

What

• the Dormition: Mary on her deathbed; the apostles are gathered around her (John the Evangelist may be shown sleeping or dreaming) (+ Holy Trinity)

Acquisition

purchase 25-Jan-1904

Copyright

Public domain

• The Wierix family : part IV, Zsuzsanna van Ruyven-Zeman, Marjolein Leesberg, Jan Van der Stock, p. 163, cat.nr. 813