The Stoning of Saint Paul, 1580

burin engraving, paper
243 x 203 mm
Inv. 2013-HV

Hans Sadeler

Brussels 1550 - Venice 1600
engravers (printmakers)

Maerten de Vos

Antwerp 1532 - Antwerp 1603
after

Hans Sadeler

Brussels 1550 - Venice 1600
publisher

print room religious symbolism figures (representations) New Testament the apostle Paul of Tarsus; possible attributes: book, scroll, sword 16th century

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Paul is pelted with stones by the inhabitants of Lystra. In the background, Paul heals a paralytic at the gate of Lystra. With a Latin caption with a Bible passage from the Acts of the Apostles (Acts 14). The last print of a five-part series.

Artist	Hans Sadeler RKD Brussels 1550 - Venice 1600 engravers (printmakers)AAT
	Maerten de Vos RKD Wikidata Antwerp 1532 - Antwerp 1603 after
	Hans Sadeler RKD Brussels 1550 - Venice 1600 publisherAAT
Title	The Stoning of Saint Paul
Date	1580
Period	16th century
Location	Cologne TGN
Medium and support	burin engraving AAT
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings	inscription in the representation, bottom left: MD vos inve
	inscription in the depiction, at the bottom right: Sadeler. Fe. Coloniae
	inscription outside the depiction, below: Lapidantes Paulum, traxerunt etxtra civitatem
	inscription outside the depiction, below: acta 14
Collection	print room
Object type	burin engraving AAT reproductive prints AAT
Inventory number	2013-HV
Acquisition credit	unknown
Current whereabouts	Work currently not on display
Permalink	https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2013-HV
IIIF Manifest	https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/6713/manifest.json

Art & Architecture Thesaurus	300055874 religious symbolism AAT 300189808 figures (representations) AAT
Keywords Iconclass	11H(PAUL) the apostle Paul of Tarsus; possible attributes: book, scroll, sword Iconclass 25I12 prospect of city, town panorama, silhouette of city Iconclass 31A236 lying figure Iconclass 31A414 paralytic Iconclass 31A71 male sex; man Iconclass 44G32 executioner, hangman Iconclass 44G33 torture Iconclass 48(+431) art (+ copy, copying ~ work of art) Iconclass 73 New Testament Iconclass 31E23411 violent death by stoning Iconclass 73F223151 Paul and Barnabas heal a cripple; the people of Lystra think they are Mercury and Jupiter Iconclass 73F223155 Paul is stoned and dragged out of the city Iconclass
School / Style	Renaissance AAT

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