Hemelvaart van Maria, RP-P-1904-1241, Johannes Wierix, between 1559 and 1620

Identification title(s): assumption of mary. Object type: print object number: rp-p-1904-1241. Catalog reference: hollstein dutch 416. Inscriptions / marks: collector's mark, verso below, stamped: lugt 2228. Description: mary is taken to heaven by four angels. Above her two angels with a crown. In the upper corners music-making and worshiping angels. At the bottom of a mountainous landscape. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: johannes wierix (mentioned on object). Place of manufacture: antwerp. Dating: 1559 - 1620. Physical features: engraving. Material: paper technique: engraving (printing process). Dimensions: top: h 332 mm × w 236 mm. Subject: what: the assumption of mary ('assumptio corporis'): she is borne into heaven by angels (+ angel(s)). Acquisition: purchase 1904. Date: between 1559 and 1620.