2011.613.205: Saint John

Identification and Creation

Object Number

2011.613.205

People

Hans Collaert the Elder, Netherlandish (1525/30 - 1580)
After Ambrosius Francken (1544 - 1618)
Published by Gerard de Jode, Flemish (1509 - 1591)

Title

Saint John

Other Titles

Series/Book Title: The Four Evangelists
Series/Book Title: Thesaurus Sacrarum, 1585 edition

Classification

Prints

Work Type

print

Date

before 1585

Culture

Netherlandish

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/342513

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Engraving printed in black ink with added transparent and opaque watercolor and metallic gold on white antique laid paper, darkened to cream

Technique

Engraving

Dimensions

sheet: 27 × 36.4 cm (10 5/8 × 14 5/16 in.)
inner plate: 16.2 × 12.9 cm (6 3/8 × 5 1/16 in.)
outer plate: 24.3 × 28.4 cm (9 9/16 × 11 3/16 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

• inscription: upper right margin, graphite: 215
• inscription: in inner plate, above figure: S. IOHAÑIS
• design:

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

[Paul Prouté, Paris, France, sold]; to Robert Bradford Wheaton and Barbara Ketcham Wheaton, Concord, MA, later Barbara Ketcham Wheaton, gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2011.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number

New Hollstein (de Jode) 239; Hollstein R18

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Barbara Ketcham Wheaton in memory of Robert Bradford Wheaton

Accession Year

2011

Object Number

2011.613.205

Division

European and American Art

Contact

am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Related Works

• 2011.613

  Published by Gerard de Jode

  Thesaurus Sacrarum

  Prints

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