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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 robed figures gathered indoors, with light streaming down from above. The image shows an intricate scene within an architectural interior where numerous figures are engaged in a moment of reverence. Some figures are on their knees, and others stand or sit, all with expressions suggesting admiration or devotion as they behold a radiant figure or light descending from above. The light, symbolized by rays, seems to emanate from a dove. A sense of movement is portrayed by the figures with raised hands and the heavenly beings amongst the clouds above. The style of the drawing is detailed and linear, giving it a formal and historic atmosphere. The scene conveys serenity and sacredness, set against a backdrop with architectural details that enhance the solemnity of the moment depicted.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Accession Number

    1974.33.10

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 289, 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. 189, copy a.

Wikidata ID

Q65576146

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