Tongues of fire descend on the apostles at Pentecost. Engraving by Sadeler after M. de Vos.

  • Vos, Maarten de, 1532-1603.
Date:
1600-1699
Reference:
2472595i
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Description

Bible. N.T. Acts 2.1-16, as foretold by John the Baptist in Matthew 3.11. The Virgin Mary sits in the centre, a common trope in iconographic tradition but without biblical foundation. A dove hovers above. Tongues of fire rain down; four of the apostles hold books. The Bible tells how the men appeared drunk to onlookers when they spoke in tongues

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1600-1699

Physical description

1 print : line engraving ; platemark 19.7 x 14.6 cm

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Ipse baptizabit in spiritu sancto et igni. Mat. 3. M. de Vos figur. Sadeler excud,

References note

On the role of Mary in the Pentecost, see: L. Réau, 'Icongraphie de l'art chrétien' (Paris : 1957), vol. II/II, p. 594

Reference

Wellcome Collection 2472595i

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