Hieronymus Wierix

The Holy Family Fishing

Maker

Hieronymus Wierix (Flemish, ca. 1553-1619)

Title

The Holy Family Fishing
from the series "The Life of the Virgin"

Year

late 1500s-early 1600s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

engraving

Supports

Dimensions

Plate/Image: 10.6 x 6.7 cm (4 3/16 x 2 5/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Recto:numbered in pencil in LC:2 Verso:inscribed in pencil in LL:H-22 9/29/70 /ProutéIn Plate--Inscribed along bottom edge/Hieronymous Wierx fecit et excud. Cum Gratia et Privilegio Piermans

Marks: RISD Museum Stamp in brown ink on verso

Identification

State

only state

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Museum Works of Art Fund

Object Number

70.158

Type

Image use

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Tombstone

Hieronymus Wierix (Flemish, ca. 1553-1619)
The Holy Family Fishing; from the series "The Life of the Virgin", late 1500s-early 1600s
Engraving on medium weight cream laid paper
Plate/Image: 10.6 x 6.7 cm (4 3/16 x 2 5/8 inches)
Museum Works of Art Fund 70.158

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