The Adoration of the Trinity ('La Gloria');
Cornelis Cort (1533-1578)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
1566
Materials
Ink on paper engraving.
Measurements
521 x 375 mm
Collection
Saltram, Devon
NT 873018.2.50
Summary
(Folio 23) The Adoration of the Trinity ('La Gloria'); above in the heavenly clouds, the Holy Spirit flanked by God and Jesus seated and holding spheres; they are encircled by a cast of biblical figures including among others, Moses, Ezekiel, Joseph (holding up a model of the ark) and David with a zither; among the figures at right are Charles V and Empress Isabella draped in white, Philip II and Titian's self-portrait, after Titian;
Provenance
At Saltram by 1771 and thence by descent to Montagu Brownlow Parker (1878-1962), 5th Earl of Morley and given to NT as part of the Endowment following transfer in 1957.
Marks and inscriptions
Cornelio Cort fe cun preuel
Makers and roles
Cornelis Cort (1533-1578), printer after Titian (Pieve di Cadore 1488/90 - Venice 1576), creator