M2566: Christ Blesses Veronica while Bearing the Cross

Identification and Creation

Object Number

M2566

People

Christoffel van Sichem II, Dutch (1577 - 1658)
After Maarten van Heemskerck, Netherlandish (1498 - 1574)

Title

Christ Blesses Veronica while Bearing the Cross

Other Titles

Series/Book Title: 'T Schat der Zielen

Classification

Prints

Work Type

print

Date

1648

Places

Creation Place: Europe, Netherlands

Culture

Dutch

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/260762

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Woodcut printed in black ink on white antique laid paper

Technique

Woodcut

Dimensions

sheet: 11.4 x 8.6 cm (4 1/2 x 3 3/8 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

• Signed: MK. In. / CVS
• inscription: printed from the block in black ink, upper left corner: MHK[monogram]. In. / CVS[monogram] / [representation of a woodcutter's knife]
• design: verso, woodcut illustration printed in black ink: [The Crucifixion]
• inscription: verso, printed from the block in black ink, lower right corner: MHK[monogram]. in. CVS[monogram] [representation of a woodcutter's knife]
• collector's mark: verso, brown stamp with graphite numbering below: [Fogg Museum accession stamp (Lugt 936)] 2566

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number

Hollstein 52

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Reverend Max Kellner

Accession Year

1924

Object Number

M2566

Division

European and American Art

Contact

am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu

Permissions

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