Maria met kind aanbeden door heiligen, Hendrik Snyers, after Peter Paul Rubens, 1635 - 1644

Title(s)

Maria met kind aanbeden door heiligen

Object type

• print

Object number

RP-P-OB-70.126

Catalogue reference

• Hollstein Dutch 6-2(2)

Inscriptions / marks

• collector's mark: Lugt 240

Description

De Heilige Familie, met links Johannes de Doper en rechts de heilige Petrus en de de heilige Paulus, op een verhoging. Onderaan staan verschillende heiligen, waaronder de heilige Joris met de overwonnen draak, de heilige Sebastiaan met pijlenkoker, Augustinus met bisschopsmi8jter en -staf en met een brandend hart, de heilige Laurentius met rooster en de heilige Dominicus met brood en ster.

Artist

• print maker: Hendrik Snyers (mentioned on object)
• after painting by: Peter Paul Rubens (mentioned on object)
• publisher: Abraham van Diepenbeeck (mentioned on object)
• unknown (mentioned on object)
• Abraham van Diepenbeeck (mentioned on object)
• Johannes Mertens (mentioned on object)

Place

Antwerp

Dating

1635 - 1644

Material

• paper

Technique

engraving

Measurements

height 586 mm × width 470 mm

What

• Holy Family, and derived representations
• John the Baptist; possible attributes: book, reed cross, baptismal cup, honeycomb, lamb, staff
• the apostle Peter, first bishop of Rome; possible attributes: book, cock, (upturned) cross, (triple) crozier, fish, key, scroll, ship, tiara
• the apostle Paul of Tarsus; possible attributes: book, scroll, sword
• Dominic(us) Guzman of Calerueja, founder of the Order of Preachers (or Dominican (Black) Friars; possible attributes: book, dog with flaming torch, lily, loaf of bread, rosary, star
• the martyr and deacon Laurence of Rome; possible attributes: book, censer, cross, dalmatic, gridiron, palm, purse (or cup with golden coins)
• Augustine, bishop of Hippo; possible attributes: arrows piercing his breast, book, child with spoon, flaming heart, heart (pierced with arrows), pen
• the warrior martyr George (Georgius); possible attributes: banner (red cross on white field), (red) cross, dragon, (white) horse, broken lance, shield (with cross), sword

Acquisition

transferred 1816

Copyright

Public domain

• Christoffel van Sichem I to Herman Specht, p. 100, cat.nr. 6