Hemelvaart van Christus, Johannes Wierix, after Bernardino Passeri, 1593

Identification

Title(s)

Hemelvaart van Christus
Ascensio Christi in Coelvm (title on object)

Object type

print

Serial number

148/153

Object number

RP-P-OB-67.272

Catalogue reference

Hollstein Dutch 337-2(3)

Inscriptions / marks

collector's mark: Lugt 2165

Description

Christus, met geheven handen, wordt opgenomen in de hemel. Zijn leerlingen kijken vol verwondering toe. Twee engelen houden hen in de gaten. Bij verschillende elementen uit de voorstelling staan letters die corresponderen met de legenda in de marge.

Creation

Artist

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

Place

Antwerp

Dating

1593

Material and Technique

Material

paper

Technique

engraving

Measurements

height 232 mm × width 146 mm

Explanatory note

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

Subject

What

Christ taken up by a cloud ~ Ascension (+ angel(s))

Acquisition and rights

Acquisition

unknown 2012

Copyright

Public domain

Relations

Documentation

The Wierix family : book illustrations part II, p. 63, cat.nr. 337

Persistent URL

To refer to this object please use the following persistent URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.333017

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