[Temptation of Christ in the desert]

Jegher, Christoffel, 1596-c.1653

Rubens, Peter Paul, 1577-1640

Rubens, Peter Paul, 1577-1640

[Moretus, Balthasar, 1574-1641]
Rubens, Peter Paul, 1577-1640

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Print Statement [2]

P. P. Rub. delin. & exc.

Antwerp]

[1633]

1 print : woodcut on sheet 325 x 432 mm (trimmed).

paper

Latin

[Netherlands]

In lower left: "C.I."; In lower margin, at left: "P. P. Rub. delin. & exc."; In lower margin, in centre: "CVM PRIVILEGIIS."; In lower margin, at right: "Christoffel Iegher.sc.".

The prints are trimmed and pasted into volume Stampe.V.111 ("STAMPE DI RVBENS"), that has a dimension of 705 x 494 x 49 mm.

Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Lugt 240c

Privilege in lower centre, obtained by Pieter Paul Rubens; A proof of this plate with corrections by Rubens is in the Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris (see British Museum, collection online, inv. nr. R,3.53 and inv. nr. 1874,0808.1363): This is why the state of this print must at least be the second; Also, according to the British Museum, Balthasar Moretus printed the completed woodcut for Pieter Paul Rubens on 3 September 1633, on which information the date of publication and the attribution to the publisher is based; See also: Rijksmuseum, collection online (inv. nr. RP-P-OB-75.880). Fold trace in centre, from top to bottom.

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Virgin
Jesus Christ
Joseph, Saint
John the Baptist, Saint

Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana

Fondo antico

Stampe.V.111(16)

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Stampe.V.111

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