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The Holy Spirit descends and illuminates all

Maker

(artist)
1523-1605

(engraver)
1537-1612

(publisher)
1537-1612

Title

The Holy Spirit descends and illuminates all

Date of Production

1582

Medium

medium : material : ink & support : material : paper

Dimensions

Height: 19.9 cm
Width: 27 cm

Accession Number

G.1990.WL.2958.2

Mode of Acquisition

Witt Library, transfer, 1990

Credit

The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)

Copyright

Work in the public domain

Location

Not currently on display

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Provenance

Information not yet known or updated

Inscriptions

Inscription: Recto: lower centre edge within image, black ink: "MISSIO SPIRITVS // SANCTI. Act.2.4"; lower centre edge, black ink: "Ioan Stradanus inuen. // Ioan. Galle excudit. // 2. // Spiritus aetherea descendens sanctus ab aula // Svradiat fulgore locum, verbique sacrato // Imbuit ora calor, capiunt noua vasa liquorem // Aethereum, crescitque gregis pia forma nouelli. Acto.2.3.".

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