The Sending Out of the Apostles

c.1584

Adriaen Collaert, after Hans Bol

Associated Names
Adriaen Collaert

Artist, Flemish, Flemish, 1560 - 1618

Eduard van Hoeswinckel

Publisher, Flemish, c. 1570 - 1583

Hans Bol

Artist After, Flemish, Flemish, 1534 - 1593

The image is an etching of a pastoral scene with a village view in the background. The scene is framed by flowers and animals like a lobster, butterfly, and rodent. The viewpoint is elevated, showing the landscape and the village. The horizon is high in the composition, showcasing houses and a church with a steeple. Figures are seen conversing and walking on paths near a winding dirt road. The etching features precise brushstrokes, fine lines, and crosshatching. The color palette is grayscale.

Media Options

This object’s media is free and in the public domain. Read our full Open Access policy for images.

Artwork overview


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Bubb Kuyper sale, Haarlem, 26 May 2023, lot 5788); (Jurjens Fine Art, Amsterdam); purchased by NGA, 2023.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2025

  • Little Beasts: Art Wonder and the Natural World, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2025.

Bibliography

1993

  • The New Hollstein Dutch & Flemish Etchings, Engravings and Woodcuts, 1450-1700. (The Collaert Dynasty, Ann Diels and Marjolein Leesberg, authors). Ouderkerk aan den Ijssel: Sound & Vision Publishers, 2005: no. 463, state i/ii; (Hans Bol, Ursula Mielke, author). Ouderkerk aan den Ijssel: Sound & Vision Publishers, 2015: no. 141, state i/ii.

Inscriptions

in plate, in decorative margin below central image: Eduar ab Hoeswinkel excu. Antuer. / Johan. bol inventor; below plate, bottom right corner, in graphite by a later hand: 54

Watermarks

ewer


You may be interested in

Loading Results