Annotationes et Meditationes in Evangelia...
Medium
plates: engraving
Dimensions
Overall: 5 5/16 x 9 7/16 in. (13.5 x 24 cm)
Classification
Books
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917
Accession Number
17.3.2641(15)
Art Historical Context
"Annotationes et Meditationes Evangelia..." is a illustrated religious book from 1707, featuring a collaboration of renowned Flemish artists including the Wierix brothers (Antonius II, Jan/Johannes, and Hieronymus/Jerome), Adriaen Collaert, anderten de Vos, with publication by Hieronymus Natal and Verdussen. Published in the early 18th, this work belongs to the rich tradition of devotional texts that combined scriptural annotations and meditations on the Gospels with intricate engravings, making complex theology accessible through visual storytelling. The medium—engraved plates within a book ...
About the Artist
Hieronymus Natalis|Verdussen|Antonius Wierix, II|Jan (Johannes) Wierix|Hieronymus (Jerome) Wierix|Adriaen Collaert|Maerten de Vos (Netherlandish|Netherlandish) · 0016 | –0016 |
Netherlandish, active late 16th century|