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Appearance of Mary with the Christ Child to Saint Dominic, print, Christ gives a rosary to Dominic., inscription: '1 Etat', printmaker: Joseph Meganck, 1817 - 1891, paper, etching, intaglio printmaking technique, etching with plate tone, height 335 mm x width 254 mm, Dominic(us) Guzman of Calerueja, founder of the Order of Preachers (or Dominican (Black) Friars, possible attributes: book, dog with flaming torch, lily, loaf of bread, rosary, star, the Virgin Mary (or the infant Christ in her lap) hands over a rosary to St. Dominic, who kneels before her, usually St. Catharine of Siena is also present, A seated woman with a head covering holds a small child on her lap while offering a beaded object toward a kneeling man in a robe whose hands are cupped to receive it, both figures positioned on clouds; surrounding them are multiple cherubic figures among more clouds and rays of light descending from above; in the lower foreground a small dog stands near an open book and a globe-like sphere, and the scene is rendered in fine etching lines with varied shading.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26B19_134

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

50.0Mo (7.2Mo) / 31.4cm x 39.8cm / 3714 x 4702 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Appearance Mary Christ Child Saint Dominic print Christ gives rosary Dominic inscription 1 Etat printmaker Joseph Meganck 1817 - 1891 paper etching intaglio printmaking technique plate tone height 335 mm x width 254 mm us Guzman Calerueja founder Order Preachers Dominican Black Friars possible attributes book dog flaming torch lily loaf bread star Virgin Mary infant Christ lap hands St kneels usually St Catharine Siena also present seated woman head covering holds small child offering beaded object kneeling man robe cupped receive figures positioned clouds surrounding them multiple cherubic figures rays light descending lower foreground small dog stands near open book globe- sphere scene rendered fine lines varied shading