The Fate of Man after the Fall (with verses in Dutch, German, French and Latin)

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 2006.159
People: Johannes Wierix, Netherlandish (Antwerp 1549 - c. 1620 Brussels)
Title: The Fate of Man after the Fall (with verses in Dutch, German, French and Latin)
Classification: Prints
Work Type: print
Date: 1579
Culture: Netherlandish
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/316028

Physical Descriptions

Technique

Engraving

Dimensions

sheet, trimmed to plate: 27 x 33 cm (10 5/8 x 13 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

Signed: l.l. .IHE. W. .IN. FE.; l.r. margin W.V. HAECHT. ET GODE HAECHT EXCUD
inscription: l.r.; brown ink: H. Wierix fecit.
watermark: Two-headed heraldic bird with crown

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State: only state
Standard Reference Number: Hollstein 1827

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Robert Bradford Wheaton and Barbara Ketcham Wheaton
Accession Year: 2006
Object Number: 2006.159
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Man is Made for Work (with verses in Dutch, German, French and Latin)

Verification Level

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