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The Virgin Mary, immaculately conceived, descends from heaven, a sickle moon beneath her feet. Engraving by F-E-A. Bridoux, 1845, after B.E. Murillo, ca. 1650.
- Murillo, Bartolomé Esteban, 1617-1682.
- Date
- Pub.d the 15th of Jan.y 1845
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- 21524i
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Credit: The Virgin Mary, immaculately conceived, descends from heaven, a sickle moon beneath her feet. Engraving by F-E-A. Bridoux, 1845, after B.E. Murillo, ca. 1650. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark
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Description
The angels at the feet of the Virgin hold palms, olive branches and lilies. The blade of the sickle moon juts out from under her dresses, representing the triumph of her conception over the sublunary Earth of Catholic-Aristotelian cosmology
Publication/Creation
London (23 Berners St. Oxford St.) ; Paris (Boulevart Montmartre 15. et rue de Lauery 7) : Goupil et Vibert editeurs, Pub.d the 15th of Jan.y 1845 (Imp. de Bougeard)
Physical description
1 print : line engraving ; platemark 60.2 x 45.1 cm
Lettering
La conception. Le tableau orig.al de même grandeur est au Musée Royal du Louvre. Peint par Esteban Murillo vers 1650. Dessiné et gravé par A. Bridoux 1845
Reference
Wellcome Library no. 21524i
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- English
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