Identification title(s): st. Matthew. Mathevs (title on object). Christ and the twelve apostles, and st. Paul (series title). Object type: picture book illustration object number: rp-p-ob-66. 949. Catalog reference: hollstein dutch 1190. Inscriptions / marks: collector's mark, verso below, stamped: lugt 2228. Description: landscape with the apostle matthew. He holds a book in one hand, a square in the other. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: johannes wierix (attributed to), after own design by: johannes wierix (mentioned on object), publisher: nicolaes de clerck. Place of manufacture: printmaker: antwerp, publisher: delft. Dating: 1579 and/or 1609. Physical features: engraving, letterpress verso. Material: paper technique: engraving (printing process) / letterpress. Dimensions: plate edge: h 59 mm × w 37 mm. Explanation: print used as an illustration in: const-toonneel, containing the description of the xl. Wonderful images of them: our lord jesus christ, with his apostles and the evangelists, together with the chief virtues and the vices. And finally the seven planets. Carved in copper by johannis wierix. The description is (. . ) delft: nicolaes de clerck, 1609. Subject: what: the apostle and evangelist matthew (mattheus); possible attributes: angel, axe, book, halberd, pen and inkhorn, purse, scroll, square, sword. Acquisition: unknown. Date: 1579 en/of 1609.
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