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Artists›Gerrit Pietersz Sweelink

Gerrit Pietersz Sweelink

Dutch, 1566–1612

WA-00025381

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Artworks (14)

Achior wordt aan een boom gebonden

1601 · pen on paper, ink

height: 305 cm, width: 218 cm

Rijksmuseum

Adoration of the Shepherds

1601 · pen on paper, ink

width: 218 cm, height: 305 cm

Rijksmuseum

The Adoration of the Shepherds

1599 · Pen and brown ink, brownish-red wash, heightened with white gouache; framing line in pen and brown ink, by a later hand

Sheet: 9 13/16 x 13 in. (25 x 33 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Preaching of Saint John the Baptist

1598 · Pen and brown ink, brush and blue and brown ink, blue and brown washes, heightened with white (partly oxidized)

9 13/16 x 15 3/4 in. (24.9 x 40 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Rust op de vlucht naar Egypte

1593 · drawing on paper, chalk, ink

height: 165 cm, width: 240 cm

Rijksmuseum

The Rest on the Flight into Egypt

1593 · Etching; second state of two

Sheet: (trimmed irregularly) 7 7/8 × 10 1/4 in. (20 × 26.1 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

St. John the Baptist Preaching

1593 · Etching; fifth state of six

Sheet: 11 1/8 × 9 13/16 in. (28.2 × 25 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Rest on the Flight to Egypt

1593 · Etching on ivory laid paper

Sheet: 21.6 × 26.5 cm (8 9/16 × 10 7/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

St. Cecilia, Playing the Organ

1593 · Etching; second state of two

Sheet (trimmed within platemark): 7 1/2 × 5 1/2 in. (19.1 × 13.9 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Faith, Hope and Charity

1588 · Etching; unrecorded proof before the first state with additions in pen and brown ink

Sheet (trimmed ): 9 3/8 × 7 3/8 in. (23.8 × 18.8 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Hoofd van een meisje

1576 · chalk, paper

height: 238 cm, width: 213 cm

Rijksmuseum

Twee studies van vechtende mannen

1576 · chalk, paper

height: 280 cm, width: 380 cm

Rijksmuseum

Samson na het verslaan van de Filistijnen

1576 · pen on ink, paper

height: 280 cm, width: 380 cm

Rijksmuseum

Schilder voor zijn ezel

1576 · brush on ink, paper

height: 238 cm, width: 213 cm

Rijksmuseum

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Artwork sources (3)

14 published of 14 catalogued · 14 with image

Rijksmuseum
7 published7 img
The Met
6 published6 img
Art Institute Chicago
1 published1 img

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3 entries · 1 sources

Rust op de vlucht naar Egypte
1593 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Achior wordt aan een boom gebonden
1601 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Adoration of the Shepherds
1601 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

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