Caption

St. Nicholas of Myra kneels before Mary and the Christ Child, print, album page. In his hands a book and the bishop's staff. Beside him kneels a nun, possibly a female saint. In the foreground three golden balls. In the background a landscape. This print is part of an album., printmaker: Peter van Liesebetten, Antwerp, after painting by Polidoro da Lanciano, Venice, publisher: David Teniers (II), Brussels, grantor of privilege: Spanish Crown, 1660, Peter van Liesebetten, Polidoro da Lanciano, David Teniers (II), Spanish Crown, printmaker, after painting by, publisher, grantor of privilege, paper, etching, engraving, etching and engraving, height 171 mm x width 231 mm, David Teniers probably produced an oil study on canvas or panel (so-called pasticcio) of all the paintings in the collection of Leopold William of Austria, which served as models for the printmakers. It is not always clear whether the pasticci were made by him or by his studio. Not all pasticci have survived., landscapes in the temperate zone, nun(s), the bishop Nicholas of Myra (or Bari), possible attributes: anchor, boat, three golden balls (on a book), three purses, three children in a tub, three maidens, adoration of the Christ-child, Christ's birth (Mary), A black and white engraving depicting four figures centered in the foreground, with a seated woman on the right wearing a draped garment and a head covering holding a chubby unclothed infant who reaches outward, an older bearded man on the left kneeling and leaning forward wearing layered robes and a cloak while gripping a staff and a book, and a second veiled woman standing between them holding a long ornate staff. The scene includes detailed flowing fabric folds, textured hair and facial features, and a backdrop showing distant hills, water with small sailing vessels, trees, and a small standing figure near a flock in the left background. The image is framed by an engraved border with a plain surrounding margin.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B27_441

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50.8Mb (6.1Mb) / 16.1in x 12.3in / 4825 x 3681 (300dpi)

Keywords

St Nicholas Myra kneels Mary Christ Child print album page hands book bishop's staff Beside kneels nun female saint foreground three golden balls background landscape part album printmaker Peter van Liesebetten Antwerp painting Polidoro da Lanciano Venice publisher David Teniers Ii Brussels grantor privilege Spanish Crown 1660 paper etching engraving height 171 mm x width 231 mm produced oil study canvas panel -called pasticcio paintings collection Leopold William Austria served models printmakers clear whether pasticci studio survived landscapes temperate zone s bishop Nicholas Myra Bari possible attributes anchor boat three golden balls on three purses three children tub three maidens adoration Christ-child Christ's birth black white depicting four figures centered foreground seated woman right wearing draped garment head covering holding chubby unclothed infant reaches outward older bearded man left kneeling leaning forward wearing layered robes cloak gripping staff second veiled woman standing them holding long ornate staff scene includes detailed flowing fabric folds textured hair facial features backdrop showing distant hills water small sailing vessels trees small standing figure near flock left background image framed engraved border plain surrounding margin