3672A

Saint Mathias (¿Matthew?)

Artist: Jean Frosne (1627-1681)
Title: Saint Matthias (¿Matthew?) the Apostle
Date: ca. 1670
Medium: Engraving published in Paris by Jean Moncornet (1642-1716). Part of a series on Paul and the Apostles (and, possibly, Christ, Mary, and Joseph). After a 1645-1660 series of engravings by Pieter de Bailliu (1613-1660) on Christ, the Virgin, the Twelve Apostles, Paul, and Joseph published by Gaspar Huybrechs (or Huberti) (d. 1724) and after designs by Theodoor van Thulden (1606-1669).
Photo Source: Bibliothèque Nationale de France
Note: The pedestal in the Bailliu engraving that served as the source of this piece says S. MATTHAEVS instead of S. MATHIAS.
Item: 3672A