Purification of Mary, Scenes from the Life of Christ, print, album page, Series number, 6, 13, This print is part of an album., printmaker: attributed to Isaac Duchemin, after design by Adriaan de Weerdt, Brussels, 1573, Attributed to, paper, engraving, gravure, height 260 mm x width 210 mm, the offering of the doves, A monochrome engraving of an interior architectural scene with tall fluted columns and arched niches, a high coffered ceiling and a balustraded platform; on the platform a robed figure wearing a tall pointed hat stands beside a large column and presents a small object to a group of draped figures ascending stairs, some facing the presenter and others turned toward the viewer; seated and standing figures in flowing garments occupy the foreground, showing varied poses and gestures, with some heads turned upward and others bent forward; additional figures and a small fountain or basin appear in the distant background within the colonnaded space; the image is rendered with de...
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Purification of Mary, Scenes from the Life of Christ, print, album page, Series number, 6, 13, This print is part of an album., printmaker: attributed to Isaac Duchemin, after design by Adriaan de Weerdt, Brussels, 1573, Attributed to, paper, engraving, gravure, height 260 mm x width 210 mm, the offering of the doves, A monochrome engraving of an interior architectural scene with tall fluted columns and arched niches, a high coffered ceiling and a balustraded platform; on the platform a robed figure wearing a tall pointed hat stands beside a large column and presents a small object to a group of draped figures ascending stairs, some facing the presenter and others turned toward the viewer; seated and standing figures in flowing garments occupy the foreground, showing varied poses and gestures, with some heads turned upward and others bent forward; additional figures and a small fountain or basin appear in the distant background within the colonnaded space; the image is rendered with detailed hatching and crosshatching to indicate form, shadow, and texture.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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Purification Mary Scenes Life Christ print album page Series number 6 13 part album printmaker attributed Isaac Duchemin design Adriaan de Weerdt Brussels 1573 Attributed paper engraving gravure height 260 mm x width 210 mm offering doves monochrome engraving interior architectural scene tall fluted columns arched niches high coffered ceiling balustraded platform platform robed figure wearing pointed hat stands beside large column presents small object group draped figures ascending stairs facing presenter turned viewer seated standing figures flowing garments occupy foreground showing varied poses gestures heads upward bent forward additional figures small fountain basin distant background within colonnaded space image rendered detailed hatching crosshatching indicate form shadow texture

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