Identificationtitle(s): punishment of the man without wedding garments. Parable of a wedding feast (series title). Object type: print serial number: 6/6object number: rp-p-1906-3706. Catalog reference: , hollstein dutch 106-3(3), new hollstein dutch 348-4(4) note: heemskerck. Inscriptions / marks: collector's mark; verso bottom center, stamped: lugt 2228. Description: a wedding party where the guests enjoy a meal. A man without wedding clothes wants to join the wedding party but is stopped by the king who organized the party. He believes that “many are called, but few are chosen” (matt. 22:14). In the background the man is punished by being thrown into hellfire. The print has a latin caption and is part of a six-part series on the parable of a wedding feast. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: dirck volckertsz. Coornhert, designed by: maarten van heemskerck (mentioned on object), publisher: joannes galle (possibly). Place of manufacture: printmaker: haarlem, designed by: haarlem, publisher: antwerp. Dating: 1558 - 1559 and/or 1610 - 1679. Physical features: engraving and etching. Material: paper technique: engraving (printing process) / etching. Dimensions: top: h 212 mm × w 255 mm. Subject: what: the king sees a guest without a wedding garment: 'bind him hand and foot. And cast him into the outer darkness' ~ parable of the royal wedding-feast. Credit line: donation from a private individual. Acquisition: donation 1906. Date: 1558 - 1559 en/of 1610 - 1679.
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