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The Stoning of Saint Stephen, ca. 1580 - 1629

  • burin engraving, paper
  • 244 x 200 mm
  • Inv. 2013-HU

Public Domain

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St Stephen is stoned to death. He is kneeling on the ground while a crowd throws stones at him. Top left in the clouds are God the Father and Christ.

Artist

Aegidius II Sadeler RKD
Antwerp 1568 - Prague 1629
engravers (printmakers)AAT

Jacopo Palma (il Giovane) RKD
Venice ca. 1550 - Venice 1628
after

Title The Stoning of Saint Stephen
Date ca. 1580 - 1629
Period 16th century
17th century
Medium and support burin engraving AAT
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings inscription in the representation, bottom left: M de vos i ven. Sadeler fe.
inscription outside the depiction, centre below: et lapidabant Staphanu invocantem, et dicentem: dne Jesu suscipe spiritu Meum
inscription bottom right, outside the depiction: acta 7
inscription on the reverse: 884
Collection print room
Object type burin engraving AAT
reproductive prints AAT
Inventory number 2013-HU
Acquisition credit unknown
Current whereabouts Work currently not on display
Permalink https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2013-HU
IIIF Manifest https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/6712/manifest.json
Art & Architecture Thesaurus 300055874 religious symbolism AAT
Keywords Iconclass 11C God the Father Iconclass
11D Christ Iconclass
11H saints Iconclass
11H(STEPHEN) the deacon and (proto)martyr Stephen; possible attributes: censer, stones Iconclass
31A the (nude) human figure; 'Corpo humano' (Ripa) Iconclass
31A71 male sex; man Iconclass
31E23411 violent death by stoning Iconclass
44G32 executioner, hangman Iconclass
44G33 torture Iconclass
48(+431) art (+ copy, copying ~ work of art) Iconclass
73F3563 the stoning of Stephen; the witnesses lay down their clothes at Saul's feet Iconclass
73F35631 Stephen's vision of Christ in heaven Iconclass
School / Style Renaissance AAT
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