Saint Matthew, beginning to write his gospel. Engraving by W. Faithorne, 1657, after P. de Jode I.
- Jode, Pieter de, 1573-1634.
- Date:
- 1657
- Reference:
- 6578i
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Assisted by an angel, he writes the first two words ("Liber generationis") of the opening of his gospel in Latin, "Liber generationis Iesu Christi filii David filii Abraham", in a codex
Publication/Creation
1657
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1 print
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St. Mathew. This Mathew and that angel doth implie, / Christ's roial ligne in his humanitie, / Manlike himself, deriving down the same, / To Joseph's tribe, from faithfull Abraham. Place this fig: sect: 3. p. 27; 1657 ; W. Fathorne scu.
Creator/production credits
The composition by Pieter de Jode was engraved by Egbert van Panderen and, probably through that engraving, by other artists including William Faithorne
Reference
Wellcome Collection 6578i
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