The Martyrdom of a Servant
Woodcut
c.1741 (made), 1745 (published)
c.1741 (made), 1745 (published)
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The Martyrdom of a Servant who is in vain tortured by a heathen to point out the grave of St. Mark; After Tintoretto; Chiaroscuro woodcut print on paper; Inscribed, 'J. B. Jackson' &c.; On two sheets.
One of a set of subjects on twenty-four large woodcuts in chiaroscuro, published at Venice by Giovanni Battista in 1745, entitled 'Titiani Vecelii, Pauli Caliarii, Jacobi Robusti, et Jacobi de Ponte, opera selectiora a Joanne Baptista Jackson Anglo, ligno cœlata, et coloribus adumbrata'.
One of a set of subjects on twenty-four large woodcuts in chiaroscuro, published at Venice by Giovanni Battista in 1745, entitled 'Titiani Vecelii, Pauli Caliarii, Jacobi Robusti, et Jacobi de Ponte, opera selectiora a Joanne Baptista Jackson Anglo, ligno cœlata, et coloribus adumbrata'.
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| Materials and techniques | chiaroscuro woodcut print on paper |
| Brief description | The Martyrdom of a Servant; After Tintoretto; Chiaroscuro woodcut print on paper; On two sheets; By John Baptist Jackson; English School; 1739; One of a set of subjects on twenty-four large woodcuts in chiaroscuro, published at Venice by Giovanni Battista in 1745. |
| Physical description | The Martyrdom of a Servant who is in vain tortured by a heathen to point out the grave of St. Mark; After Tintoretto; Chiaroscuro woodcut print on paper; Inscribed, 'J. B. Jackson' &c.; On two sheets. One of a set of subjects on twenty-four large woodcuts in chiaroscuro, published at Venice by Giovanni Battista in 1745, entitled 'Titiani Vecelii, Pauli Caliarii, Jacobi Robusti, et Jacobi de Ponte, opera selectiora a Joanne Baptista Jackson Anglo, ligno cœlata, et coloribus adumbrata'. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'J. B. Jackson' &c. (Inscribed.)
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Rev. Alexander Dyce |
| Object history | One of set of subjects on twenty-four large woodcuts in chiaroscuro, published at Venice by Giovanni Battista in 1745, entitled 'Titiani Vecelii, Pauli Caliarii, Jacobi Robusti, et Jacobi de Ponte, opera selectiora a Joanne Baptista Jackson Anglo, ligno cœlata, et coloribus adumbrata'. |
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| Bibliographic reference | DYCE COLLECTION. A Catalogue of the Paintings, Miniatures, Drawings, Engravings, Rings and Miscellaneous Objects Bequeathed by The Reverend Alexander Dyce. London : South Kensington Museum : Printed by G.E. Eyre and W. Spottiswoode for H.M.S.O., 1874. |
| Other number | 2 - Nagler. <u>Neues allgemeines Künstler-Lexicon</u>. München, 1835-1852. |
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| Accession number | DYCE.2689 |
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| Record created | April 13, 2010 |
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