The Angel Orders Saint Philip to Accompany the Ethiopian Eunuch

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 an angel visiting a figure indoors. The angel, with wings and robes, reaches out towards a haloed figure. The room contains a table with books and a candlestick, along with a large book on the ground. Through a window, an outdoor scene is visible showing a road with a chariot, a castle, and a tree. The drawing is detailed and resembles engravings from the Renaissance period.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Accession Number

    1974.33.21

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 405, 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, Marjolein Leesberg, author). Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-, no. 405, copy a.

Wikidata ID

Q65576157

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