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The Trinity with a Worshipping Female Figure

Drawing
17th century (drawn)
Artist/Maker
Diepenbeck, Abraham Jansz. Van (ascribed to)

God the Father resting on a globe, giving the benediction with the right hand, supporting the Infant Christ with the left; the Dove hovers at God the Father's right side; and a female figure wearing a crown, could be Ecclesia, the Virgin or St Catherine kneels below praying; cherubim are hovering above; Omnia per i[e?]svm inscribed on the globe.


Object details

Category
Drawings
Object type
Drawing
TitleThe Trinity with a Worshipping Female Figure (published title)
Materials and techniques
Pen and brown ink, with brown and grey wash; squared in red chalk
Pen
Brown Ink
Brown Wash
Grey Wash
Red Chalk
Paper
Drawing (Image-Making)
Tinting
Squaring (Transferring Technique)
Brief description
Drawing 'The Trinity with a Worshipping Female Figure', ascribed to Abraham Jansz. van Diepenbeck, Flemish School, pen and brown ink, 17th century
Physical description
God the Father resting on a globe, giving the benediction with the right hand, supporting the Infant Christ with the left; the Dove hovers at God the Father's right side; and a female figure wearing a crown, could be Ecclesia, the Virgin or St Catherine kneels below praying; cherubim are hovering above; Omnia per i[e?]svm inscribed on the globe.
Dimensions
  • Height: 347mm
  • Width: 197mm
Style
Flemish School
Production typeUnique
Marks and inscriptions
  • Inscribed in brown ink, on the globe, omnia per ibsvm; and at lower right (with the museum’s Dyce inv. no.), 543.
    Translation
    'all things [were made] by him'
  • Inscribed on washed mount, in pencil (with the original Dyce inv. no.), 36.
Credit line
Bequeathed by Rev. Alexander Dyce
Object history
Rev. Alexander Dyce (1798–1869), London, by whom bequeathed to the museum (L. Suppl. 153b), 1869.

This is a sketch for a book illustration of the Blessed Trinity.
Subjects depicted
Dove
Cherubim
Globe
Woman
God
Jesus Christ
Mary Magdalen (Magdalene)
Bibliographic references
  • DYCE COLLECTION. A Catalogue of the Paintings, Miniatures, Drawings, Engravings, Rings and Miscellaneous Objects Bequeathed by The Reverend Alexander Dyce. London : South Kensington Museum, 1874.
  • Jane Shoaf Turner and Christopher White, Catalogue of Dutch and Flemish Drawings in the Victoria and Albert Museum (London, 2014), vol. II, cat. 472, pp. 401-2
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
DYCE.543

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Record createdJune 8, 2009
Record URL
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