Daniel Feeding the Dragon

Maarten van Heemskerck, Philip Galle1565

Details

Title: Daniel Feeding the Dragon
Creator: Philip Galle after Maerten van Heemskerck
Date Created: 1565
Signatures / Inscriptions: Inscribed in plate, lower left: “MH” (interlaced) and lower center “H. Cock ex.”; numbered lower left
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, dragons, 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: 203 mm x 249 mm (7.99 in. x 9.8 in.). Sheet dimensions: 278 mm x 378 mm (10.94 in. x 14.88 in.).
Bibliography: New Hollstein 232 (part I, 192); H. 540 (vol. 8, p. 247)
Associated People: Created by Philip Galle (Dutch (Flemish), 1537-1612), After Maerten van Heemskerck (Dutch, 1498-1574)
Accession Number: 1960.30.1.7

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