Cyrus Showing Bel and His Food to Daniel

Philip Galle, Maarten van Heemskerck1565

Details

Title: Cyrus Showing Bel and His Food to Daniel
Creator: Philip Galle after Maerten van Heemskerck
Date Created: 1565
Signatures / Inscriptions: Inscribed in plate, lower left: “Martinus van heemskerck inventor .H. Cock excu.2.”; numbered lower right
Set or Series Title: The Story of Daniel, Bel, and the Dragon
Print State: First of three states
Object Type: Prints, works of art
Object Link: See this artwork on the Davison Art Center website
Object Credit Line: Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University. Purchase funds, 1960
Materials & Techniques: Engraving on laid paper. Watermark: Indecipherable
Keywords: allegory, food, mythology, series (groups)
Image Credit Line: Open Access Image from the Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University (http://www.wesleyan.edu/dac/openaccess)
Edition: Published by Hieronymus Cock, Antwerp, first edition of four
Dimensions: Plate dimensions: 205 mm x 247 mm (8.07 in. x 9.72 in.). Sheet dimensions: 278 mm x 380 mm (10.94 in. x 14.96 in.).
Bibliography: New Hollstein 227 (part I, 191); H. 535 (vol. 8, p. 247)
Associated People: Created by Philip Galle (Dutch (Flemish), 1537-1612), After Maerten van Heemskerck (Dutch, 1498-1574)
Accession Number: 1960.30.1.2

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