Birth of the Virgin, Matthäus Greuter, after Bartholomeus Spranger, 1584

Title(s)

Birth of the Virgin

Object type

• print

Object number

RP-P-OB-116.125

Catalogue reference

• Hollstein German 12
• LeBlanc 3

Inscriptions / marks

• collector's mark: Lugt 240

Description

Met onderschrift in het Latijn.

Artist

• print maker: Matthäus Greuter (mentioned on object)
• after design by: Bartholomeus Spranger (mentioned on object)

Place

Rome

Dating

1584

Material

• paper

Technique

engraving

Measurements

height 485 mm × width 317 mm

What

• birth of Mary
• other representations ~ God the Father
• cherubs, i.e. children's heads with wings
• sitting or standing on clouds

Acquisition

transferred 1816

Copyright

Public domain

• Conrad Grale to Johann Georg Guttwein, dl. 12, p. 113, cat.nr. 12
• Manuel de l'amateur d'estampes, contenant un dictionnaire des graveurs de toutes les nations : ouvrage destiné à faire suite au Manuel du libraire par J.Ch. Brunet, dl. 2, p. 320, cat.nr. 3