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The Child Christ trampling on the Serpent

Print
early 17th century (printed)
Artist/Maker
Paulus Pontius (engraver)
Anthony Van Dyck (artist)
Place of origin
Belgium (printed)

Print depicting the child Christ, standing, full length and full face with drapery. His right hand raised in blessing, his left holding a large orb, and his right foot on the serpent. The scene is set in a landscape with flowers, rocks and a dark sky.


Object details

Categories
Prints
Portraits
Religion
Christianity
Object type
Print
TitleThe Child Christ trampling on the Serpent (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Engraving
Engraving
Brief description
The Child Christ trampling on the Serpent. Engraving by Paulus Pontius after Anthony van Dyck, early 17th century.
Physical description
Print depicting the child Christ, standing, full length and full face with drapery. His right hand raised in blessing, his left holding a large orb, and his right foot on the serpent. The scene is set in a landscape with flowers, rocks and a dark sky.
Dimensions
  • Height: 48.3cm
  • Width: 35.6cm
Dimensions taken from Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1960: Volume 2, Edgar Seligman Gift. London: HMSO, 1966.
Style
Flemish School
Marks and inscriptions
'Crux Domini victrix…nec ferus hostis erit / Ant. van Dijk pinxit. Paulus Pontius sculpsit.' (Lettered with 4 lines of verse)
Credit line
Given by Edgar Seligman
Subjects depicted
Serpent
Landscape
Orb
Jesus Christ
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1960: Volume 2, Edgar Seligman Gift. London: HMSO, 1966.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.3282-1960

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O564301/the-child-christ-trampling-on-print-paulus-pontius/
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