Identification title(s): death of h. Cecilia. Object type: print object number: rp-p-1904-810. Catalog reference: hollstein dutch 1413. Inscriptions / marks: collector's mark, verso, stamped: lugt 2228 date, recto lower left, handwritten in brown ink: '22 nov:'. Description: two women tend to the wounds in the neck of saint cecilia. After she was wounded with the sword, she lived for three days. A little angel brings her a crown and the palm branch. Christ is waiting for her in heaven. In the margin a four-line caption with a dedication in latin. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: hieronymus wierix (mentioned on object), after a design by: francesco vanni (attributed to), publisher: hieronymus wierix (mentioned on object), grantor of privilege: joachim de buschere (mentioned on object), dedicated by: hieronymus wierix (mentioned on object), dedicated to: paolo emilio sfondrato (mentioned on object). Place of manufacture: antwerp. Dating: 1599 - 1605. Physical features: engraving. Material: paper technique: engraving (printing process). Dimensions: plate edge: h 152 mm × w 107 mm. Subject: what: death of cecilia: she lies down with three wounds in her neck. Christ as adult angels crowning and/or bringing palm branches. Acquisition: purchase january 25, 1904. Date: between 1599 and 1605.
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