Artist: Maerten de Vos (Flemish, 1532 – 1603), painter and draughtsman.
Engraver: Nicolaes de Bruyn (Flemish, 1571 - 1656), engraver and publisher.
Title: Fourth Day of Creation: God creates the sun, moon, and stars.
Titled, Dated, and Signed in plate: reduced quotation of Genesis 1:16 - 1:21 Latin Vulgate around the circle. Along the bottom: M de Vos figurauit; N de Bruyn fecit; [No] 4.
Dimensions: Sheet 5" x 5 1/4" (thread margins)
Date: 1581 - 1656.
Materials and Techniques: engraving on laid paper.
Provenance: The Estate of George "Yorgo" Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute, and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, from 1965-2000.
Condition: trimmed to platemark, remnants of hinges verso. The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Part of: 4/10 series From Creation to Expulsion from Paradise (in roundels).
Museums and Libraries: The Rijksmuseum RP-P-OB-31.370.
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: Dutch School XVII C.
Note: This entry incorporates text from Wikipedia and the catalog entry of a similar item from the Rijksmuseum collection.