c.1600 (made)
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An engraving for a cartouche design depicting a scene inside a religious building. In the centre of the image is an oversized childlike figure, possibly a young Jesus Christ, whose hands are being touched by a man with a walking stick and another figure. On the floor besides the childlike figure is an open chest filled with coins.
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Materials and techniques | Engraving |
Brief description | Print, one of seven designs for ornamental cartouches, containing incidents from the lives of the saints and scenes of piety, engraving, Netherlands, c. 1600 |
Physical description | An engraving for a cartouche design depicting a scene inside a religious building. In the centre of the image is an oversized childlike figure, possibly a young Jesus Christ, whose hands are being touched by a man with a walking stick and another figure. On the floor besides the childlike figure is an open chest filled with coins. |
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Bibliographic reference | Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1928. London: HMSO, 1929 |
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Accession number | E.373-1928 |
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Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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