Identification title(s): evangelist matthew. Mathevs (title on object). Four evangelists (series title). Object type: picture book illustration object number: rp-p-ob-66. 923. Catalog reference: hollstein dutch 1111. Inscriptions / marks: collector's mark; verso lower right, stamped: lugt 2228. Description: the evangelist matthew writes his gospel in a room at his writing table. The angel is standing next to him. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: johannes wierix (attributed to), after a design by: johannes wierix (mentioned on object), publisher: nicolaes de clerck. Place of manufacture: printmaker: antwerp, designed by: antwerp, publisher: delft. Dating: 1579 and/or 1609. Physical features: engraving, letterpress verso. Material: paper technique: engraving (printing process) / letterpress. Dimensions: plate edge: h 56 mm × w 38 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: st. Matthew writing the gospel, usually the angel present, dictating or assisting him. Acquisition: unknown. Date: 1579 en/of 1609.
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