Identification title(s): the virtuous wife crowns her husband. Praise for the virtuous housewife (series title). Object type: print object number: rp-p-1963-109. Catalog reference: , the illustrated bartsch 44-. 6. New , hollstein dutch 473 note: heemskerck. Inscriptions / marks: collector's mark; verso bottom center, stamped: lugt 2228 collector's mark; verso bottom center, stamped: lugt 2760 inscription, recto bottom center, written: 'proverborum 31 cap. ' number, recto bottom left, written: '6'. Description: the virtuous woman places a crown on the head of her husband, who sits before her. In the background the elderly people of the city look at the man in admiration. The image is based on proverbs 12:4: 'a strong woman is a crown to her husband' and proverbs 31:23: 'her husband is famous in the city, he meets with the elders in the gate'. The print has a german caption and is part of a six-part print series that praises the activities of the virtuous housewife. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: dirck volckertsz. Coornhert, designed by: maarten van heemskerck, publisher: cornelis bos. Place of manufacture: printmaker: haarlem, designed by: haarlem, publisher: groningen. Dating: 1555. Physical features: engraving and etching. Material: paper technique: etching / engraving (printing process). Dimensions: top: w 250 mm × h 204 mmexplanationcol. F. Quiring. Subject: what: the book of proverbs (with book chapter:verse), the book of proverbs (with book chapter:verse), crown (symbol of sovereignty), ideal husbandideal wife. Credit line: purchase from the f. G. Waller fund. Acquisition: purchase may 9, 1963. Date: 1555.
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