The Virgin Mary with Fifteen Symbols (Virgin of the Litanies)
Simon Vostre, French, active 1486 - 1518
late 15th century
Metalcut on paper with letterpress
Sheet: 7 5/8 × 3 15/16 in. (19.3 × 10 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Transferred from the Dartmouth College Library
2014.79.43
Geography
Place Made: Germany, Europe
Period
1400-1600
Object Name
Research Area
Not on view
Inscriptions
In graphite, on mat: Metalcut Piqunchet's cut from 2nd set
Course History
FREN 22, Medieval and Renaissance French Literature, Andrea Tarnowski, Spring 2022
Art History 20.04, Faith and Empire, Beth Mattison, Spring 2023
Provenance
Rudolph Ruzicka (1883-1978); given to the Dartmouth College Library, likely through the Estate of Tatiana Ruzicka (1915-1995) courtesy of Edward Connery Lathem (1926-2009); transferred to present collection.
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