Hemelvaart van Maria, Wenceslaus Hollar (rejected attribution), after Pieter van Avont, 1622 - 1652

Title(s)

Hemelvaart van Maria

Object type

• print

Object number

RP-P-OB-11.152

Catalogue reference

• Pennington 182-2(2)

Inscriptions / marks

• collector's mark: Lugt 240

Artist

• print maker: Wenceslaus Hollar (rejected attribution)
• print maker: anonymous
• after design by: Pieter van Avont (mentioned on object)
• publisher: Pieter van Avont (mentioned on object)
• unknown (mentioned on object)

Place

Antwerp

Dating

1622 - 1652

Material

• paper

Technique

etching

Measurements

height 210 mm × width 144 mm

What

• the assumption of Mary ('assumptio corporis'): she is borne into heaven by angels

Acquisition

transferred 1816

Copyright

Public domain

• A descriptive catalogue of the etched work of Wenceslaus Hollar 1607-1677, p. 23, cat.nr. 182