Reproduction
Creator
Anonymous (artist)
Title
Matteo Ricci and Hsü Kuang-ch'i
Production Date
circa 1670
Object Category
print
Description
Matteo Ricci (1552-1610), Italian Jesuit missionary and scholar, standing on left, with Hsü Kuang-ch'i or Paul Xu Guangqi (1562-1633), writer on agriculture and translator of European books on Mathematics, both holding fans, their backs turned to an altar, on which stands a crucifix, picture of the Virgin and Child and hangings with Chinese characters; tablets above the figures; an illustration to Athanasius Kircher, China Monumentalis Illustrata, by Anonymous, French, engraving on paper, circa 1670.
Material
Technique
Dimensions
length: 305 mm
width: 203 mm
plate length: 305 mm
plate width: 203 mm
Accession Number
LDUCS-30
Administration Name
UCL Art Museum
