Judah Giving Tamar the Pledge

Maarten van Heemskerckca. 1566

Details

Title: Judah Giving Tamar the Pledge
Creator: Herman Jansz. Muller after Maerten van Heemskerck
Date Created: ca. 1566
Signatures / Inscriptions: Inscribed in plate, lower right: “MHeemskerck In, HMVL fe.” (with MH and HMVL interlaced); numbered, lower right of center
Set or Series Title: The Story of Judah and Tamar
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: Indecipherable
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: Before the name of publisher, first edition of three
Dimensions: Sheet dimensions: 279 mm x 380 mm (10.98 in. x 14.96 in.).
Bibliography: New Hollstein 39 (part 1, 51); H. 424–427 (vol. 8, p. 246)
Associated People: Created by Herman Jansz. Muller (Dutch, ca. 1540 - 1617), After Maerten van Heemskerck (Dutch, 1498-1574)
Accession Number: 1960.30.4.1

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