The Annunciation

Schelte a Bolswertafter 1625

Details

Title: The Annunciation
Creator: Schelte Bolswert after Peter Paul Rubens
Date Created: after 1625
Signatures / Inscriptions: Signed in plate, lower left: “S. a Boswert Sculpsit”
Print State: Second state
Object Type: Prints, works of art
Object Link: See this artwork on the Davison Art Center website
Object Credit Line: Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University. Anonymous gift, 1973
Materials & Techniques: Engraving and etching on laid paper
Keywords: angels, Annunciation, Bible, cherubs, New Testament, religions
Image Credit Line: Open Access Image from the Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University (http://www.wesleyan.edu/dac/openaccess)
Dimensions: Plate dimensions: 440 mm x 331 mm (17.32 in. x 13.03 in.). Sheet dimensions: 460 mm x 340 mm (18.11 in. x 13.39 in.).
Bibliography: Hollstein 4 ii (vol. 3, p. 71), with 5 mm. discrepancy in height measurement
Associated People: Created by Schelte Bolswert (Dutch, ca. 1586 - 1659), After Peter Paul Rubens (Dutch (Flemish), 1577-1640)
Accession Number: 1973.20.4

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