The Meeting of the Apostles and the Women in the Upper Room

Philip Galle after Jan van der Straet

Associated Names
Philip Galle

Artist, Netherlandish, 1537 - 1612

Jan van der Straet

Artist After, Flemish, 1523 - 1605

This is a drawing of a group of individuals inside a dimly lit room. The scene shows them wearing robes and gathered together. The central figure is gesturing with a hand near the chest. Other figures are either sitting or standing, with some in contemplative poses. The room has intricate architectural elements like columns, a checkerboard-patterned floor, and curtains. There are objects on a mantelpiece and a jug on the floor. The artwork is detailed with shading and fine line work.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Accession Number

    1974.33.8

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 227, State ii/ii

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. (Johannes Stradanus, Marjolein Leesberg, author). Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-, no. 227, state ii/ii.

Wikidata ID

Q65576144

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