The Vision of 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 multiple scenes interconnected in a narrative format. The main composition is divided into various sections, each depicting different actions. In the left panel, there are figures engaged in activities within an architectural setting. Another part shows people in prayer-like postures surrounded by arches and curtains. A figure at a window observes the outside. On the right side, a figure stands by a ledge looking at a distant city, while mythical creatures float among the clouds above. The composition includes classical architectural elements and implies a narrative with spiritual or divine themes.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Accession Number

    1974.33.28

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 207, 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. 207, copy a.

Wikidata ID

Q65576164

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