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St. John the Evangelist, John, Christ and the twelve apostles, and St. Paul, print, book illustration, Landscape with the apostle John the Evangelist. In one hand he holds the chalice, with the other he makes a blessing gesture., printmaker: attributed to Johannes Wierix, Antwerp, publisher: Nicolaes de Clerck, Delft, 1579, 1609, Attributed to, paper, engraving, letterpress printing, gravure, verso letterpress, height 57 mm x width 37 mm, Print used as illustration in: Const-toonneel, inhoudende de beschrijvinghe ende XL. Wonderful images of them: Our Lord Jesus Christ, with his apostles and the evangelists, together with the chief virtues and the vices. And finally the seven planets. Carved in copper by Johannis Wierix. The description is, 1609., the apostle John the Evangelist, possible attributes: book, cauldron, chalice with snake, eagle, palm, scroll, A monochrome engraving shows a standing figure in long flowing robes with detailed folds, one arm raised with fingers extended and the other hand holding a shallow bowl or cup; the figure has short curly hair and a calm facial profile viewed in three quarters, bare feet visible on a textured ground with rocky formations and sparse vegetation, and a narrow rectangular border framing the scene with faint background shading behind the figure.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26B44_036

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

35.8Mo (9.3Mo) / 24.3cm x 37.0cm / 2868 x 4368 (300dpi)

Mots clés

St John Evangelist Christ twelve apostles Paul print book illustration Landscape apostle John hand holds chalice makes blessing gesture printmaker attributed Johannes Wierix Antwerp publisher Nicolaes de Clerck Delft 1579 1609 Attributed paper engraving letterpress printing gravure verso letterpress height 57 mm x width 37 mm Print illustration in Const-toonneel inhoudende de beschrijvinghe ende XL Wonderful images them Our Lord Jesus Christ apostles evangelists together chief virtues vices finally seven planets Carved copper Johannis Wierix description possible attributes book cauldron snake eagle palm scroll monochrome engraving standing figure long flowing robes detailed folds arm raised fingers extended hand holding shallow bowl cup figure short curly hair calm facial profile viewed three quarters bare feet visible textured ground rocky formations sparse vegetation narrow rectangular border framing scene faint background shading figure