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Maria op de maansikkel, Joannes Galle, c. 1626 - c. 1676

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Maria op de maansikkel, Joannes Galle, c. 1626 - c. 1676

engraving, h 75mm × w 47mm More details

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Identification

Title(s)

Maria op de maansikkel

Object type

Object number

RP-P-1904-457

Inscriptions / marks

collector's mark: Lugt 2228

Description

Hemelvaart van Maria, staand op een maansikkel. Maria wordt omgeven door engelen. Twee houden een kroon boven haar hoofd. Op aarde het lege graf van Maria.

Creation

Artist

publisher: Joannes Galle (mentioned on object)
print maker: anonymous

Place

Antwerp

Dating

c. 1626 - c. 1676

Material and Technique

Material

paper

Technique

engraving

Measurements

height 75 mm × width 47 mm

Explanatory note

Handgeschreven addenda op Hollstein in het exemplaar van de Rijksmuseum Bibliotheek: nr. ad Hollst. 19b.

Subject

What

the assumption of Mary ('assumptio corporis'): she is borne into heaven by angels
Madonna on the crescent of the moon (sometimes called Queen of Heaven) (in mandorla)

Acquisition and rights

Credit line

Gift of G.J. Boekenoogen, Leiden

Acquisition

gift 1904

Copyright

Public domain

Persistent URL

To refer to this object please use the following persistent URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.226352