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Luce 1, vers 46 / engraving
Title
Luce 1, vers 46 / M. de Vos in[ventor] ; C.J. Visscher excu[dit] : engraving, circa 1595.
Published
[approximately 1595]
Physical Description
1 ; engraving, black and white ; 21 x 29 cm
Local Notes
MUS: Purchased from J & J Lubrano, 2022, with income from the Carl S. Miller Fund.
Notes
After the painting by Maarten de Vos. Original engraver Johannes Sadeler. This is an early issue.
Unmounted and unframed.
This engraving is one of the earliest examples of engraved music. The music is displayed on two carrelle, or erasable slate tablets, on which composers of the era composed their music.
Version without text at base of engraving: "Coelicolum regi meritas depromite laudes namq[ue] pia dominum venerari laude decorum est : Psal. 147."
Summary
Representation of the Magnificat, with the Virgin Mary in the center surrounded by 6 angels. Two angels are holding slate tablets with the complete five-voice setting of Cornelis Verdonck's Magnificat (altus and bassus part on left tablet; superius and tenor canon. in diapason on right tablet); these two angels are singing from the parts, while the other 4 angels are playing their parts on musical instruments (viols, flute, cornetto).
Variant and related titles
Magnificat
Format
Images / Music Scores
Language
Latin
Added to Catalog
November 01, 2022
References
Archiv für Musikwissenschaft, 1 (1918-19), p. 49-67
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Genre/Form
Art.
Engravings.
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