Caption

S. Matthaeus, Saint Matthew, Il sacrato collegio apostolico, Christ, Mary and the twelve apostles, print, Saint Matthew with a purse in his hand. Around his head a circular halo. Title in lower margin., printmaker: Raffaello Schiaminossi, Italy, 1606 - 1607, paper, etching, intaglio printmaking technique, etching with plate tone, height 503 mm x width 374 mm, This print is part of a series consisting of a title print and fourteen prints depicting Christ, Mary, and the twelve apostles., the apostle and evangelist Matthew (Mattheus), possible attributes: angel, axe, book, halberd, pen and inkhorn, purse, scroll, square, sword, A detailed black and white etched close-up of an older man’s face showing part of one eye, a curled strand of hair near the ear, a high forehead with fine crosshatching lines, a prominent nose, deep-set wrinkles around the mouth and cheek, and a long textured beard, all rendered with parallel and crosshatched strokes against a background of closely spaced horizontal lines.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A93_220

License type

Rights managed

Available size

35.4Mb (11.1Mb) / 11.8in x 11.7in / 3536 x 3502 (300dpi)

Keywords

S Matthaeus Saint Matthew Il sacrato collegio apostolico Christ Mary twelve apostles print purse hand head circular halo Title lower margin printmaker Raffaello Schiaminossi Italy 1606 - 1607 paper etching intaglio printmaking technique plate tone height 503 mm x width 374 mm part series consisting title print fourteen prints depicting apostle evangelist Matthew Mattheus possible attributes angel axe book halberd pen inkhorn scroll square sword detailed black white etched close-up older man’s face showing eye curled strand hair near ear high forehead fine crosshatching lines prominent nose deep-set wrinkles mouth cheek long textured beard rendered parallel crosshatched strokes background closely spaced horizontal lines