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The Eucharist Recognized as a Dogma of the Church

Artist: François Ragot (1638-1670)
Title: The Eucharist Recognized as a Dogma of the Church
Date: Third quarter of the 17th century
Medium: Engraving [Schneevoogt 65-10; Wingaert 584] in two plates. After two engravings by Schelte Adamsz. à Bolswert, namely The Four Evangelists [Schneevoogt 62-461; Wijngaert 51] and The Defenders of the Eucharist [Schneevoogt 65-5; Wijngaert undescribed?]. Published by the artist a Paris au Palais en sa boutique en la gallerie des Prisonniers and, in the 18th century, chez F. Landry, rüe St. Jacques, a St. François (our image is taken from this later edition). After two tapestries woven in the Brussels workshops of Jan Raes I (1574–1651) Hans Vervoert, and Jacob Forbert, commissioned for the Convento de las Descalzas Reales in Madrid, Spain, and based on designs executed by Rubens and his studio between 1625 and 1627 (see the grisaille bozzetti in the Fitzwilliam Museum, the oil-on-panel modelli at the Museo del Prado, and the cartoons at the Ringling Museum).
Photo Source: Biblioteca Digital Hispánica, Biblioteca Nacional de España
Note: There are at least two other engravings with the same subject and in the same direction. Both were published in Paris, one chez N. Bonnart, rue St. Jacques à l'aigle, the other chez Mariette, rue St. Jacques aux colonnes Hercules. We have not seen either of them.
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