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Schelte Adams Bolswert
The Virgin of Sorrowscirca 1612-1615

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Engraving with two stacked scenes: above, a winged figure holds a cloth printed with a crowned face flanked by cherubs; below, a seated woman with seven swords radiating from her chest looks upward, surrounded by symbolic objects and Latin text.

Schelte Adams Bolswert, The Virgin of Sorrows, circa 1612-1615, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Mary Stansbury Ruiz Bequest, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Schelte Adams Bolswert
Title
The Virgin of Sorrows
Place Made
Holland
Date Made
circa 1612-1615
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 16 3/8 × 12 in. (41.59 × 30.48 cm) Image: 15 5/8 × 11 5/8 in. (39.69 × 29.53 cm)
Credit Line
Mary Stansbury Ruiz Bequest
Accession Number
M.88.91.463
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings
Selected Bibliography
  • Hollstein, F. W. H. Dutch and Flemish Etchings, Engravings, and Woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700. Amsterdam: M. Hertzberger, 1949.

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