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Daniel Refusing to Worship Bel

Philip Galle, Maarten van Heemskerck1565

Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University

Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University
Middletown, United States

  • Title: Daniel Refusing to Worship Bel
  • Creator: Philip Galle after Maerten van Heemskerck
  • Date Created: 1565
  • Signatures / Inscriptions: Inscribed in plate, lower left: “Martinus van heemskerck inventor Heeronymus Cock excudeba.”; numbered lower right; dated lower left: “1565”
  • Set or Series Title: The Story of Daniel, Bel, and the Dragon
  • Print State: First of four 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: Possibly a hand
  • Keywords: allegory, mythology, religions, 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 247 mm (7.99 in. x 9.72 in.). Sheet dimensions: 278 mm x 380 mm (10.94 in. x 14.96 in.).
  • Bibliography: New Hollstein 226 (part I, 191); H. 534 (vol. 8, p. 247)
  • Associated People: Created by Philip Galle (Dutch (Flemish), 1537-1612), After Maerten van Heemskerck (Dutch, 1498-1574)
  • Accession Number: 1960.30.1.1
Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University

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