Saint Paul and Saint Anthony by the Entrance to the Cave

Not on View

series Title

Penitent Saints in Landscapes

Medium

etching on laid paper

Dimensions

sheet: 25.1 x 33 cm (9 7/8 x 13 in.) (cut within platemark)
mount: 26.2 x 33.9 cm (10 5/16 x 13 3/8 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of the Estate of Leo Steinberg

Catalogue Raisonné

Hollstein, no. 15, State i/iii

Accession Number

2011.139.38

Artists / Makers

Herman van Swanevelt (artist) Dutch, c. 1600 - 1655

Image Use

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Inscription

lower left in plate: Herman van Swanevelt Inventor fecit et excudit; lower right in plate: cum privilegio Regis; lower right verso in graphite: SS Paul & Anthony B110 i/iv; LeBl 10 / From set of Penitents / In same series: S Anthony / meeting the Satyr Velasquez / telescope(?)

Provenance

Leo Steinberg, New York (1920-2011); Estate of Leo Steinberg; gift to NGA, 2011

Associated Names

Steinberg, Leo, Estate of

Bibliography

1949: Hollstein, F.W.H. et al. German engravings, etchings and woodcuts ca. 1400-1700. 8 vols. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberger, 1954-1868. Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700. Vols. I-XV, XVIII, XIX. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberger: no. 15, i/iii