Handbell

1564

Around the sound bow, the words 'LOF GOT VAN AL - GHEGOTEN INT JAER MDLXIIII' (Praise God above all else - cast in the year 1564) and several small figures and animals: St Sebastian, Adam and Eve, St George, a stork, a bear, a kneeling angel and Hercules. Originally from Malines, Cornelis Waghevens settled in Antwerp around 1531.

• Actors

  Waghevens, Cornelis (Maker)

• Places and dates

  Antwerp, 1564 (Production)

• Materials

  Bronze

• Category

  Equipment

• Object number

  S78/128

• IPR status

  Public domain