Dood van Maria, Hieronymus Wierix, after Bernardino Passeri, 1593

Identification

Title(s)

Dood van Maria
Transitvs Matris Dei (title on object)

Object type

print

Serial number

150/153

Object number

RP-P-OB-67.274

Catalogue reference

Hollstein Dutch 339-2(3)

Inscriptions / marks

collector's mark: Lugt 2165

Description

Maria ligt op bed. Rond haar bed bidden de apostelen. Boven is te zien hoe de ziel van Maria door engelen naar de hemel wordt gebracht. Daar wordt ze ontvangen door Christus. Bij verschillende elementen uit de voorstelling staan letters die corresponderen met de legenda in de marge.

Creation

Artist

print maker: Hieronymus Wierix (mentioned on object)
after design by: Bernardino Passeri

Place

Antwerp

Dating

1593

Material and Technique

Material

paper

Technique

engraving

Measurements

height 231 mm × width 146 mm

Explanatory note

Prent gebruikt in: Nadal, Jerónimo. Evangelicae Historiae Imagines. Antwerpen: Martinus Nutius, 1593.

Subject

What

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

Acquisition and rights

Acquisition

unknown

Copyright

Public domain

Relations

Documentation

The Wierix family : book illustrations part II, Harriet Stroomberg, Jan Van der Stock, p. 64, cat.nr. 339

Persistent URL

To refer to this object please use the following persistent URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.333019

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