The Virgin Mary with Fifteen Symbols (Virgin of the Litanies)

Simon Vostre, French, active 1486 - 1518

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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

Print

Research Area

Print

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

Studio Art 27.01, Printmaking I: Relief Printmaking, Abra Ancliffe, Fall 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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