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;
Marks and inscriptions
Cornelio Cort fe cun preuel
Makers and roles
Cornelis Cort (1533-1578), printer