Angel Gabriel, print, The Archangel Gabriel on a cloud. In his left hand he holds a lily and his right hand is raised., printmaker: CA Tuchs (signed by artist), Netherlands, after print by Willem van de Passe, after design by Abraham Bloemaert, 1865-03-01, Willem van de Passe, after print by, paper, engraving, height 263 mm x width 214 mm, the Archangel Gabriel, A monochrome engraving shows a robed winged figure seated on clouds, one arm raised with a draped sleeve and the other extended holding a long-stemmed flower; the figure has curly hair and a downward-turned face, and large detailed feathers form a visible wing behind the shoulder. The drapery of the robe is heavily folded and textured with fine line work, flowing over the clouds and pooling beneath the figure. A smaller partially visible cherubic head lies among the clouds near the extended hand, looking upward. The background features layered, swirling cloud forms rendered with cross-hatching and delicate parallel lines, and t...
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Angel Gabriel, print, The Archangel Gabriel on a cloud. In his left hand he holds a lily and his right hand is raised., printmaker: CA Tuchs (signed by artist), Netherlands, after print by Willem van de Passe, after design by Abraham Bloemaert, 1865-03-01, Willem van de Passe, after print by, paper, engraving, height 263 mm x width 214 mm, the Archangel Gabriel, A monochrome engraving shows a robed winged figure seated on clouds, one arm raised with a draped sleeve and the other extended holding a long-stemmed flower; the figure has curly hair and a downward-turned face, and large detailed feathers form a visible wing behind the shoulder. The drapery of the robe is heavily folded and textured with fine line work, flowing over the clouds and pooling beneath the figure. A smaller partially visible cherubic head lies among the clouds near the extended hand, looking upward. The background features layered, swirling cloud forms rendered with cross-hatching and delicate parallel lines, and the overall composition emphasizes flowing fabrics, feathery wings, and soft rounded cloud shapes.

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Angel Gabriel print Archangel Gabriel cloud left hand holds lily right hand raised printmaker CA Tuchs signed artist Netherlands Willem van de Passe design Abraham Bloemaert 1865-03-01 paper engraving height 263 mm x width 214 mm monochrome engraving robed winged figure seated clouds arm raised draped sleeve extended holding long-stemmed flower figure curly hair downward-turned face large detailed feathers form visible wing shoulder drapery robe heavily folded textured fine line work flowing pooling beneath smaller partially visible cherubic head lies clouds near extended hand looking upward background features layered swirling cloud forms rendered cross-hatching delicate parallel lines composition emphasizes fabrics feathery wings soft rounded cloud shapes

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