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Saint John with scenes of his martyrdom in the background

Maker

Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1532-1603

(engraver)
1555/1559-1604 (Life dates)

(publisher)
born 1509 or 1517, died 1591 (Life dates)

After
(artist)
1544-1618

Title

Saint John with scenes of his martyrdom in the background

Date of Production

1585

Medium

medium : material : ink & support : material : paper

Dimensions

Height: 19.1 cm
Width: 12.2 cm

Accession Number

G.1990.WL.2960.329

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: upper centre edge within image, black ink: "S. IOHANNES."; lower centre edge within image, black ink: "4"; lower centre edge, black ink: "QVI CONCEPTVS EST DE SPIRITV SANCTO NATVS EX MARIA // IOHANNES Iacobi maioris frater, admodum iuuenis inter Apostolas ascitur, Euangeli (more writing cut off)". Mount, Recto: lower centre edge, black print: "M. de VOS".

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