Allerheiligenvoorstelling: Allerheiligen, Johann Sadeler (I), after Marcus Gheeraerts (I), 1560 - 1600

Title(s)

Allerheiligenvoorstelling: Allerheiligen
Omnes Sancti (title on object)
De vier belangrijkste Christelijke feestdagen (series title)

Object type

• print

Object number

RP-P-OB-5294

Catalogue reference

• Hollstein Dutch 144

Inscriptions / marks

• collector's mark: Lugt 240

Description

Alle heiligen van het christendom knielen voor de getroonde God de Vader. Boven het kader een engel die het kruis draagt. Een ornamentlijst met zes scènes uit de parabels van Christus.

Artist

• print maker: Johann Sadeler (I)
• after design by: Johann Sadeler (I) (mentioned on object)
• after design by: Marcus Gheeraerts (I) (mentioned on object)
• publisher: Johann Sadeler (I) (mentioned on object)

Place

Antwerp

Dating

1560 - 1600

Material

• paper

Technique

engraving

Measurements

height 290 mm × width 223 mm

What

• All Saints' Day
• All Saints, 'all who are redeemed and now in Heaven'
• Christ's sermon on the mount (Matthew 5-7)
• 'as a shepherd (the Son of Man) separates the sheep from the goats' (Matthew 25:32)
• in hell Dives sees Lazarus in paradise; usually Dives pointing at his tongue
• non-narrative representations of the wise and the foolish virgins
• the great supper; the royal wedding-feast ~ parable of Christ (Matthew 22:1-14; Luke 14:16-24)
• Revelation 6-11

Acquisition

transferred 1816

Copyright

Public domain

• Aegidius Sadeler to Raphael Sadeler II : text, p. 103, cat.nr. 144