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Identification and Creation

Object Number
M2558
People
Christoffel van Sichem II, Dutch (1577 - 1658)
After Maarten van Heemskerck, Netherlandish (1498 - 1574)
Title
Presentation of Christ before Herod
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/261116

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Woodcut printed in black ink on white antique laid paper
Technique
Woodcut
Dimensions
sheet: 11.2 x 9 cm (4 7/16 x 3 9/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: MHems. In. CVS.
  • inscription: printed from the block in black ink on the step on which Christ stands: MH[monogram]em. In. CVS [monogram]
  • design: verso, woodcut illustration printed in black ink: [Christ Denounced by the People and Led Away by Soldiers]
  • collector's mark: verso, brown stamp with graphite numbering below: [Fogg Museum accession stamp (Lugt 936)] 2558
  • inscription: verso, printed from the block, lower center: MH[monogram]em In. / CVS [monogram]

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
M2558
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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