The Diligent Worker United with Christ after Death

1572

Philip Galle after Maerten van Heemskerck

Associated Names
Philip Galle

Artist, Netherlandish, 1537 - 1612

Maerten van Heemskerck

Artist After, Netherlandish, 1498 - 1574

This is a drawing of religious figures near a cross. A central figure is bound to a wooden cross, flanked by two other figures in a religious scene symbolizing themes of faith and redemption. One figure kneels while another holds a cloak, gesturing towards the central figure. Surrounding them are symbolic objects, including a skull, a putto, and nautical elements with a coastal landscape in the background. The sky has dramatic clouds and rays of light above the cross. Latin inscriptions are included in the lower part of the composition.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Accession Number

    1974.33.6

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 506, State ii/iii

Artwork history & notes

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 Hertzberge

1993

  • The New Hollstein Dutch & Flemish Etchings, Engravings and Woodcuts, 1450-1700. (Philips Galle, Manfred Sellink and Marjolein Leesberg, authors). Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-, no. 506, state ii/iii.

Wikidata ID

Q65576142

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