Basilio Magnus auctore ordo monachorum albatus; Eremitarum Vestitus pulli coloris; Benedictinus ordo toto atricolor; Eremitarum aliud genus Benedictino ordine procreatum Vestitu atro
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 Basil the Great, creator of the monastic order, clothed in white, a hermit dressed in yellow ('chick-color'), a Benedictine Bishop dressed completely in black, and a hermit priest of the Benedictine Order dressed in black. Basil the Great, on the left, wears a short, hooded cape over a cope and long-sleeved, full-length tunic. He wears a rounded hat on his head, and holds a rosary on the left hand. The hermit wears a hooded cape and cloak over a long-sleeved tunic, and has long beard and mustache. The Benedictine priest wears a biretta, a cape, and a long tunic with long, wide sleeves. He holds a crosier with a scrolling acanthus leaf on his right hand and carries a Bible under his left arm. Finally, the Benedictine hermit wears a biretta under a hooded cape, and a full-length overcoat with long, wide sleeves, over his ankle-length robe. He holds a Bible in the right hand.
The engraving represents Basil the Great, creator of the monastic order, clothed in white, a hermit dressed in yellow ('chick-color'), a Benedictine Bishop dressed completely in black, and a hermit priest of the Benedictine Order dressed in black. Basil the Great, on the left, wears a short, hooded cape over a cope and long-sleeved, full-length tunic. He wears a rounded hat on his head, and holds a rosary on the left hand. The hermit wears a hooded cape and cloak over a long-sleeved tunic, and has long beard and mustache. The Benedictine priest wears a biretta, a cape, and a long tunic with long, wide sleeves. He holds a crosier with a scrolling acanthus leaf on his right hand and carries a Bible under his left arm. Finally, the Benedictine hermit wears a biretta under a hooded cape, and a full-length overcoat with long, wide sleeves, over his ankle-length robe. He holds a Bible in the right hand.
Artwork Details
- Title: Basilio Magnus auctore ordo monachorum albatus; Eremitarum Vestitus pulli coloris; Benedictinus ordo toto atricolor; Eremitarum aliud genus Benedictino ordine procreatum Vestitu atro
- 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 5/8 × 12 9/16 in. (21.9 × 31.9 cm)
Frame: 10 1/4 × 14 3/16 in. (26.1 × 36 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(128)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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