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John Baptist Jackson

The Descent of the Holy Spirit

Maker

John Baptist Jackson (British, 1701-ca. 1780), designer
Titian (Italian

Title

The Descent of the Holy Spirit
Titiani Vecelii, Paul Caliarii, Jacobi Robusti et Jacobi de Ponte; Opera Selection a Joanne Baptista Jackson, Angelo, Ligano Coelata et Coloribus Adumbrata

Year

1700s

Medium

  • chiaroscuro woodcut

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • chiaroscuro woodcut

Materials

chiaroscuro woodcut

Supports

  • Medium weight cream laid paper

Dimensions

56.5 x 38.1 cm (22 1/4 x 15 inches) (plate)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Original--Recto:numbered in pencil in center of right margin: 9In Plate--Inscribed in UL and UR:Perillustri Nobili Viro D: no D: no JACOBO STEWART MACKINZIE/Honorabili Magna britanniae Consili Conscripto Patri/Opus hoc, quod ex Titi-ani Vicecelli, Pictura/exscripsit, in humilimi obsequii testi-/monium devo-vebat/ JB Jackson

Marks: Stamped in brown ink on verso:R.I.S.D./MUSEUM/OF ART surrounded by PROVIDENCE/RHODE ISLAND

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Museum Collection

Object Number

47.396.10

Type

  • Prints

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John Baptist Jackson (British, 1701-ca. 1780), designer
Titian (Italian
Venetian, 1488/90-1576), painter
The Descent of the Holy Spirit; Titiani Vecelii, Paul Caliarii, Jacobi Robusti et Jacobi de Ponte; Opera Selection a Joanne Baptista Jackson, Angelo, Ligano Coelata et Coloribus Adumbrata, 1700s
chiaroscuro woodcut
56.5 x 38.1 cm (22 1/4 x 15 inches) (plate)
Museum Collection 47.396.10

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