Identification title(s): evangelist john. Iohannes (title on object). Four evangelists (series title). Object type: picture book illustration object number: rp-p-ob-66. 926. Catalog reference: hollstein dutch 1114. Inscriptions / marks: collector's mark; verso top left, stamped: lugt 2228. Description: john the evangelist writes his gospel at a table in his study. The eagle sits behind his chair. 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, publisher: delft. Dating: 1579 and/or 1609. Physical features: engraving, letterpress verso. Material: paper technique: engraving (printing process) / letterpress. Dimensions: plate edge: h 57 mm × w 40 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. John the evangelist writing the gospel, usually the eagle present. Acquisition: unknown. Date: 1579 en/of 1609.
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