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Two Engravings Of Archangels: Michael, Uriel, Raphael, Read Kiel, Piel, Mittaron

CultureFlemish

Dateca. 1583-1585

MediumEngraving

Dimensions18 1/8 × 11 7/16 in. (46 × 29.1 cm)

SignedThe prints are signed by the engraver in the plate of the of the second engraving, while the artist Maerten de Vos is identified on the sword of Tead Kiel.

MarkingsEach print has the watermark Gothic P.

Credit LineMuseum purchase

Object number2022.25.1

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DescriptionThese two prints are engravings on chain-and-laid paper. Each archangel is identified by name and a short Latin description below the figure, and each is accompanied by a small image of one of their actions.
ProvenanceOld Master Print to CMAPublished ReferencesMajolein Leesbergm The De Jode Dynasty: Gerard (1516/1517 - 1591) and Cornelis (1571 - 1600) de Jode, 4 vol., The New Hollstein, ed. Pieter van der Coelen (Rotterdam: Sound and Vision, 2018), no. 767. Stephanie Porras, "Going Viral? Maerten de Vos's St. Michael the Archangel," Netherlandish Art in Its Global Context, ed. Thijs Weststeijn et al. (Leiden: Brill, 2016), 54-79.