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The Marriage of the Virgin

Engraving of  a religious marriage featuring many figures, an older man placing a ring on a woman's finger and three cupids overhead.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • Engraving of  a religious marriage featuring many figures, an older man placing a ring on a woman's finger and three cupids overhead.

Date:

1625/59, printed after 1750

Artist:

Schelte Adamsz. Bolswert (Dutch, active in Flanders, c. 1586–1659)
after Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, 1577-1640)

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Schelte Adamsz. Bolswert

Title

The Marriage of the Virgin

Place

Netherlands (Artist's nationality:)

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Artist's working dates 1596–1659

Medium

Engraving in black on ivory wove paper

Dimensions

Image: 44.8 × 34 cm (17 11/16 × 13 7/16 in.); Plate: 46.5 × 35 cm (18 5/16 × 13 13/16 in.); Sheet: 52 × 40.5 cm (20 1/2 × 16 in.)

Credit Line

Elizabeth Hammond Stickney Collection

Reference Number

1887.285

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