Wilton album, folio 53d: The Vision of Saints Joachim and Anne; the saints connected by vine tendrils to a vision of the Virgin in the heavens
On folio 53 with three other prints: 27.78.1(178-180)
For more information on the Wilton album see entry for 27.78.1(1-428)
One of five etchings by Salimbeni published by Statius. A deceptive copy of the print (see for example British Museum V,3.17) is often confused with this version. An impression of the first state; for a late impression, taken from a worn plate see The Metropolitan Museum of Art 62.600.502
For more information on the Wilton album see entry for 27.78.1(1-428)
One of five etchings by Salimbeni published by Statius. A deceptive copy of the print (see for example British Museum V,3.17) is often confused with this version. An impression of the first state; for a late impression, taken from a worn plate see The Metropolitan Museum of Art 62.600.502
Artwork Details
- Title: Wilton album, folio 53d: The Vision of Saints Joachim and Anne; the saints connected by vine tendrils to a vision of the Virgin in the heavens
- Artist: Ventura Salimbeni (Italian, Siena 1568–1613 Siena)
- Publisher: Iohannes Statius (Dutch, active Rome, 1584–94)
- Date: 1590
- Medium: Etching
- Dimensions: 8 1/4 × 6 1/16 in. (21 × 15.4 cm)
- Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1927
- Object Number: 27.78.1(181)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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