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The Infant Christ on the Orb of the World
This small painting was possibly intended for private devotional purposes. Van Cleve depicts an iconographic theme that was widespread during the Counterreformation and the 17th century and was particularly popular in Spain where it was depicted in both painting and sculpture. This example has been dated to around 1530 to the last decade of the artist’s life and thus corresponds to his mature peri…
Creator
- Cleve, Joos van
Publisher
- Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum
Subject
- Art
- Art
Type of item
- Painting
- Art of painting
Date
- 1530
- 1530
- 1530
Creator
- Cleve, Joos van
Publisher
- Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum
Subject
- Art
- Art
Type of item
- Painting
- Art of painting
Date
- 1530
- 1530
- 1530
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0
Rights
- Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid
- Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid
Creation date
- 1530
- 1530
- 1530
Current location
- Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum
Identifier
- MTB-AW-1975.6
- 1975.6
Extent
- 37 x 26 cm
Format
- panel
Language
- eng
- en
Year
- 1530
Providing country
- Spain
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2014-09-05T12:16:16.129Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2021-03-22T16:27:22.614Z