Doop van Christus, Dirck Volckertsz. Coornhert (attributed to), after Maarten van Heemskerck, 1549

Title(s)

Doop van Christus

Object type

• print

Object number

RP-P-OB-7344

Catalogue reference

• Hollstein Dutch 95
• The Illustrated Bartsch 28
• New Hollstein Dutch 306
  Remark: Heemskerck

Inscriptions / marks

• collector's mark: Lugt 240

Description

Christus wordt door Johannes de Doper in de Jordaan gedoopt. Boven hun hoofden de duif van de Heilige Geest. Engelen houden Christus' kleren vast op de oever.

Artist

• print maker: Dirck Volckertsz. Coornhert (attributed to)
• after design by: Maarten van Heemskerck (mentioned on object)

Place

Haarlem

Dating

1549

Material

• paper

Technique

etching

Measurements

height 203 mm × width 279 mm

What

• baptism of Christ in the river Jordan: John the Baptist pouring out water on Christ's head: the Holy Ghost descends

Acquisition

transferred 1816

Copyright

Public domain

• Brun - Coques, F.W.H. Hollstein, p. 229, cat.nr. 95
• Maarten van Heemskerck, Ilja M. Veldman, p. 17; p. 17 (afb.), cat.nr. 306
• Dirck Volkertsz. Coornhert, Ilja M. Veldman, p. 123 (afb.), cat.nr. 28