The Angel Commands Cornelius to Fetch Saint Peter

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 Biblical scene with a soldier, a philosopher, and a celestial being. The central figure, dressed in Roman attire, is under angelic visitation in a classical architectural setting. In the foreground, a heavily armored Roman centurion converses with another figure, both against a backdrop of steps leading to a bustling urban scene. To the right, a venerable bearded man sits on an ornate chair, seemingly engaged in an interaction with an ethereal angelic figure. Above and to the right, another angelic figure emerges from the clouds. The illustration is detailed with delineated architectural elements, reflective of Renaissance-style interpretation of Roman architecture and everyday life.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Accession Number

    1974.33.27

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 206, 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. 206, copy a.

Wikidata ID

Q65576163

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