An engraving attributed to Hieronymus Wierix showing the seven archangels of the Christian East's traditional sevenfold scheme, arranged left to right as Rafael, Uriel, Gabriel, Michael, Selaphiel, Jehudiel and Barachiel, with the Trinity and the four evangelists' symbols above and saints including Mary, Peter, Paul, John the Baptist and Stephen at the margins. Held today by the Rijksmuseum.
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This source names Gabriel directly: "left to right as Rafael, Uriel, Gabriel, Michael, Selaphiel, Jehudiel and Barachiel, with the Trinity and the four evangelists' symbols above and saints including Mary, Peter, Paul, John the Baptist..."
Source Zeven aartsengelen, Rijksmuseum (Hieronymus Wierix)
This source names John the Baptist directly: "saints including Mary, Peter, Paul, John the Baptist and Stephen at the margins."
Source Zeven aartsengelen, Rijksmuseum (Hieronymus Wierix)
Uriel, Figures This source names Uriel directly: "arranged left to right as Rafael, Uriel, Gabriel, Michael, Selaphiel, Jehudiel and Barachiel, with the Trinity and the four evangelists' symbols above and saints including Mary, Peter, Paul, John..."
Source Zeven aartsengelen, Rijksmuseum (Hieronymus Wierix)
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Derived: this work depicts a figure already recorded as belonging to this tradition; the work-to-tradition link is inferred from that live depicts edge and the figures own attested tradition affiliation, not independently sourced beyond it.
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The Rijksmuseum's own description of this Wierix engraving names Barachiel as the seventh of the seven archangels shown.
Source Zeven aartsengelen, Rijksmuseum (Hieronymus Wierix)
The Rijksmuseum's own description of this Wierix engraving names Jehudiel as the sixth of the seven archangels shown.
Source Zeven aartsengelen, Rijksmuseum (Hieronymus Wierix)
The Rijksmuseum's own description of this Wierix engraving names Selaphiel as the fifth of the seven archangels shown.
Source Zeven aartsengelen, Rijksmuseum (Hieronymus Wierix)
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1. Zeven aartsengelen, Rijksmuseum (Hieronymus Wierix)
Rijksmuseum- Rijksmuseum RP-P-1898-A-19822
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An engraving attributed to Hieronymus Wierix showing the seven archangels of the Christian East's traditional sevenfold scheme, arranged left to right as Rafael, Uriel, Gabriel, Michael, Selaphiel, Jehudiel and Barachiel, with the Trinity and the four evangelists' symbols above and saints including Mary, Peter, Paul, John the Baptist and Stephen at the margins.
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