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The Assumption

Artist: Jan Witdoeck (1610-1647)
Title: The Assumption
Date: 1639
Medium: Etching [Schneevoogt 77-26; van der Wijngaert 764]. After the 1637 oil painting by Rubens (1577-1640) now at the Liechtenstein Gallery, Vienna, Austria. Via a preparatory drawing by the artist and highlighted by Rubens.
Photo Source: Rijksmuseum Website
Note: There is a very close copy engraved by François Ragot in the second half of the 17th century [Schneevoogt 77-27, van der Wijngaert 589], an impression of which can be found at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York, USA.
Item: 4229A