The evangelist Luke sits on the back of a winged bull, his attribute. On his lap is a thick book; in his right hand he holds a quill. The adoration by the shepherds in the stable can be seen in the background on the right; on the back left, the three crosses on Mount Golgotha are depicted, with Mary and John under the cross. Below the representation is a two-line text in Latin.
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Johannes Wierix
RKD
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Maerten de Vos
RKD
Wikidata
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Gerard de Jode
RKD
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| Title | Saint Luke Writes His Gospel, from the series Thesaurus novi Testamenti elegantissimis iconibus expressus continens historias atque miracula doni nostri Iesu Christi |
| Date | ca. 1585 |
| Period | 16th century |
| Location | Antwerp TGN |
| Medium and support | burin engraving AAT |
| Signatures, inscriptions, and markings | printed inscription outside the depiction, bottom left: lucas evangely scripor [...] / victima sacra suo |
| printed inscription bottom right, outside the depiction: cunctaque dum lucent [...] / thura propheta Deo. | |
| printed inscription outside the depiction, centre below: S. Lucas. | |
| printed inscription bottom right, outside the depiction: 3. | |
| stamps (tools) reverse, centre below: Stad Gent / Museum voor Schone Kunsten | |
| Collection | print room |
| Object type | burin engraving AAT |
| Inventory number | 2014-LL-2 |
| Acquisition credit |
unknown
2014 |
| Current whereabouts | Work currently not on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2014-LL-2 |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/11665/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus |
300055874
religious symbolism
AAT
300189808 figures (representations) AAT 25H landscapes Iconclass 300263554 animal paintings AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
11D
Christ
Iconclass
11D21 Christ-child (with attributes) Iconclass 11F the Virgin Mary Iconclass 11H(JOSEPH) the foster-father of Christ, Joseph of Nazareth, husband of Mary; possible attributes: flowering rod or wand, lily, carpenter's tools Iconclass 11H(LUKE) Luke the evangelist; possible attributes: book, (winged) ox, portrait of the Virgin, surgical instruments, painter's utensils, scroll Iconclass 11H(LUKE)12 St. Luke writing his gospel, usually a (winged) ox present Iconclass 25G3 trees Iconclass 31A235 sitting figure Iconclass 31A71 male sex; man Iconclass 47I2111 bull Iconclass 48(+431) art (+ copy, copying ~ work of art) Iconclass 49L511 quill Iconclass 73 New Testament Iconclass 73B2 adoration of the Christ-child ~ Christ's birth Iconclass 73B25 adoration of the Christ-child by the shepherds; Mary and Joseph present Iconclass 73D4 from Pilate's palace to Golgotha: the procession to Calvary (Matthew 27:31-33; Mark 15:20-22; Luke 23:26-33; John 19:17) Iconclass 73D6 the crucifixion of Christ: Christ's death on the cross; Golgotha (Matthew 27:45-58; Mark 15:33-45; Luke 23:44-52; John 19:25-38) Iconclass 73D612 the cross(es) in the background Iconclass 73D625 bystanders at the foot of the cross, among whom Mary, Mary Magdalene and John the Evangelist; Mary may be shown swooning Iconclass |
| School / Style | Renaissance AAT |
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