The People of Samaria Receive the Word of God

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 depicting a biblical scene. Multiple figures are surrounding two central figures. In the foreground, the central figures with halos are engaged in a religious ritual with a group of kneeling and seated characters. The background shows an architectural setting with columns, steps, and figures in various poses. Rays of light shine down above the central figures. The drawing is detailed, focusing on the expressions and gestures of each figure, conveying a moment of reverence and spiritual significance.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Accession Number

    1974.33.20

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 404, copy a

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. 404, copy a.

Wikidata ID

Q65576156

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