Canonici cathedralis ecclesiasticus amictus; Legatus Apostolicus; Diaconi ernamenta sacra missam administrantis; Episcopus rem aliguam dedicaturus; Cartusianus extima veste atratus interiore vestitu albo 1186; Iesuitarum ordo atricolor 1527; Ordo D Antonij atratus crucem gestat caerulei coloris 324; Ordo Bernardinus pallio albo ...lione atro; Sepulcralis ordo pallio pullu chamijdem super induit barbatus; Ordo Josephi pallio cinereus, cuculione candidatus; Specularius monachus candidatus; Laicus Carthusianus interiore habitu albatus extima veste pullus 1186; D Brigittae sacerdos cenereo vestuu 1370; Clarae Virginis ordo faemineus cineraceo colore 1225
Engraving, part of the second part of 'Omnium pene Europae, Asiae, Aphricae atque Americae Gentium Habitus' (Costumes of the various nations of Europe, Asia, Africa and America), a series of prints representing figures wearing ecclesiastical vestments from various parts of the world, engraved by Abraham de Bruyn and published by Joos de Bosscher in 1581.
The engraving represents fourteen types of male and female members of the church in ecclesiastical dress, arranged in two horizontal rows of seven. On the first row, a keeper of the sacred writings wears a fur cape and a mid-length robe over a long tunic, and a hat, holding the Bible in his hands. An apostolic legate or deputy wears a sleeveless overcoat over a tunic with long, wide sleeves, a beret, and holds a book against his chest. A deacon in sacred mass dress wears a fur-lined dalmatian with a brocaded pattern of scrolling leaves and a border of lozenges and pearls, over a long tunic, holding a Bible on his right hand and a censer on the left. In the center, a Bishop wears a fur-lined cope with a pattern of scrolling leaves and the images of two saints on the front, a jeweled mitre with fringed lappets, and holding a crosier with a scrolling acanthus leaf on one hand and a sort of monstrance (?) on the other. A Carthusian mont wears a hooded cape, a cope, and an ankle-length tunic, and holds a rosary on his left hand. A Jesuit wears a cloak over an ankle-length tunic and a wide-brimmed, soft-crowned hat. A monk from the Order of St. Anthony wears a cape with a cross on the front over a long-sleeved, ankle-length tunic, and a hat, holding a cross and a bell on his right hand.
On the second row, a Bernardine monk wears a hooded cloak over a wide, ankle-length tunic with long, wide sleeves, holding a Bible in his arms. A member of the Order of the Sepulche wears a hooded cloak over a long-sleeved, ankle-length tunic and flat boots, carrying a Bible under his left arm. A novice of the Order of St. Joseph wears a hooded cape, with the hood hanging at the back of his head, over a long tunic with long, wide sleeves. A monk wears a long cloak with a cross on the chest, over a long-sleeved tunic. A Carthusian unconsecrated monk wears a hood and chasuble over a cope and an ankle-length tunic, holding a reliquary on his left hand. On the right, two nuns, one from the Bridgettine order, and the other from the Order of St. Clare, wear veiled habits with long, wide sleeves, and holding rosaries in their hands. According to the inscription, the former's dress would be acorn-colored, while the latter's dress would be ash-colored; the Clarissa, additionally, holds a Bible in her hands.
The engraving represents fourteen types of male and female members of the church in ecclesiastical dress, arranged in two horizontal rows of seven. On the first row, a keeper of the sacred writings wears a fur cape and a mid-length robe over a long tunic, and a hat, holding the Bible in his hands. An apostolic legate or deputy wears a sleeveless overcoat over a tunic with long, wide sleeves, a beret, and holds a book against his chest. A deacon in sacred mass dress wears a fur-lined dalmatian with a brocaded pattern of scrolling leaves and a border of lozenges and pearls, over a long tunic, holding a Bible on his right hand and a censer on the left. In the center, a Bishop wears a fur-lined cope with a pattern of scrolling leaves and the images of two saints on the front, a jeweled mitre with fringed lappets, and holding a crosier with a scrolling acanthus leaf on one hand and a sort of monstrance (?) on the other. A Carthusian mont wears a hooded cape, a cope, and an ankle-length tunic, and holds a rosary on his left hand. A Jesuit wears a cloak over an ankle-length tunic and a wide-brimmed, soft-crowned hat. A monk from the Order of St. Anthony wears a cape with a cross on the front over a long-sleeved, ankle-length tunic, and a hat, holding a cross and a bell on his right hand.
On the second row, a Bernardine monk wears a hooded cloak over a wide, ankle-length tunic with long, wide sleeves, holding a Bible in his arms. A member of the Order of the Sepulche wears a hooded cloak over a long-sleeved, ankle-length tunic and flat boots, carrying a Bible under his left arm. A novice of the Order of St. Joseph wears a hooded cape, with the hood hanging at the back of his head, over a long tunic with long, wide sleeves. A monk wears a long cloak with a cross on the chest, over a long-sleeved tunic. A Carthusian unconsecrated monk wears a hood and chasuble over a cope and an ankle-length tunic, holding a reliquary on his left hand. On the right, two nuns, one from the Bridgettine order, and the other from the Order of St. Clare, wear veiled habits with long, wide sleeves, and holding rosaries in their hands. According to the inscription, the former's dress would be acorn-colored, while the latter's dress would be ash-colored; the Clarissa, additionally, holds a Bible in her hands.
Artwork Details
- Title: Canonici cathedralis ecclesiasticus amictus; Legatus Apostolicus; Diaconi ernamenta sacra missam administrantis; Episcopus rem aliguam dedicaturus; Cartusianus extima veste atratus interiore vestitu albo 1186; Iesuitarum ordo atricolor 1527; Ordo D Antonij atratus crucem gestat caerulei coloris 324; Ordo Bernardinus pallio albo ...lione atro; Sepulcralis ordo pallio pullu chamijdem super induit barbatus; Ordo Josephi pallio cinereus, cuculione candidatus; Specularius monachus candidatus; Laicus Carthusianus interiore habitu albatus extima veste pullus 1186; D Brigittae sacerdos cenereo vestuu 1370; Clarae Virginis ordo faemineus cineraceo colore 1225
- Artist: Abraham de Bruyn (Flemish, Antwerp 1540–1587 Cologne (?))
- Publisher: Joos de Bosscher (Netherlandish, active Amsterdam 1587–died 1591)
- Date: 1581
- Medium: Engraving
- Dimensions: Image: 8 1/8 × 11 13/16 in. (20.6 × 30 cm)
Frame: 9 7/8 × 13 5/8 in. (25.1 × 34.6 cm)
Sheet: 21 5/16 × 16 5/16 in. (54.2 × 41.5 cm)
Book: 21 7/8 × 16 3/4 × 1 15/16 in. (55.5 × 42.5 × 5 cm) - Classifications: Books, Prints, Ornament & Architecture
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1921
- Object Number: 21.44(126)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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