David Being Armed before Saul

Maarten van Heemskerckca. 1556

Details

Title: David Being Armed before Saul
Creator: Anonymous after Maerten van Heemskerck
Date Created: ca. 1556
Set or Series Title: The Story of David and Saul
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 white laid paper. Watermark: Possibly a hand
Keywords: Bible, Old Testament, religions, religious art, 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: 206 mm x 253 mm (8.11 in. x 9.96 in.). Sheet dimensions: 278 mm x 380 mm (10.94 in. x 14.96 in.).
Bibliography: New Hollstein 98 (part I, 93); the set is Hollstein 491–500 (vol. 8, p. 247)
Associated People: Created by Anonymous, After Maerten van Heemskerck (Dutch, 1498-1574)
Accession Number: 1960.30.2.5

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