Christus als leraar van de mensheid Jakobs ladder of de allegorie van de weg naar eeuwige zaligheid (serietitel), RP-P-BI-6552X, Maarten van Heemskerck, 1550
Identification title(s): christ as teacher of humanity. Jacob's ladder or the allegory of the way to eternal salvation (series title). Object type: print serial number: 13/14object number: rp-p-bi-6552. X. Catalog reference: hollstein dutch 199, new hollstein dutch 430. Note: heemskerck. Inscriptions / marks: collector's mark, bottom center verso, stamped: lugt 2228. Description: christ, pointing to the wound in his side. The print has a latin caption and is part of a fourteen-part series on the subject of how to achieve eternal bliss. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: dirck volckertsz. Coornhert, designed by: maarten van heemskerck (mentioned on object). Place of manufacture: haarlem. Dating: 1550. Physical features: etching. Material: paper technique: etching. Dimensions: plate edge: w 141 mm × h 213 mm. Topic: what: eternal bliss; 'felicità eterna' (ripa) (+ symbolical representation of concept), christ explaining his doctrine. Acquisition: unknown. Date: 1550.