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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2012.224.2
People
Karel de Mallery, Flemish (1571 - 1635)
After Jan van der Straet, Netherlandish (Bruges, Belgium 1523 - 1605 Florence, Italy)
Published by Philips Galle, Netherlandish (Haarlem 1537 - 1612 Antwerp)
Title
Emperor Justinian Receiving the First Imported Silkworm Eggs from Nestorian Monks
Other Titles
Series/Book Title: Vermis Sericus: The Introduction of the Silkworm and the Production of Silk in Europe
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
c. 1595
Culture
Flemish
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/342832

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Engraving on antique laid paper
Technique
Engraving
Dimensions
sheet: 26.5 x 32.5 cm (10 7/16 x 12 13/16 in.)
plate: 20 x 26.8 cm (7 7/8 x 10 9/16 in.)
image: 18.5 x 26.5 cm (7 5/16 x 10 7/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: verso, u.l. in graphite,: 260/6 [inscribed within a circle]
  • inscription: plate, l.l. margin,: 2.
  • inscription: plate, l.c.,: Ioan. Stradanus inuent. Phls Galle excud.
  • inscription: on plate in lower margin, in Latin,: Monachi duo Iustiniano Principi Semen dedere, vermis vnde sericus.

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
[Hill-Stone, Inc. Fine Prints & Drawings, New York, NY, 2012], to; Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, 2012.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State
i/v
Standard Reference Number
New Hollstein 20 [Stradanus], part III, 347

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Acquisition Fund for Prints
Accession Year
2012
Object Number
2012.224.2
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • 32Q: 2300 Dutch & Flemish, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 01/22/2024 - 06/17/2024

Verification Level

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