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The Destruction of the Temple of Ashtoreth, Chemosh, and Milcom

Philip Galleca. 1569

Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University

Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University
Middletown, United States

  • Title: The Destruction of the Temple of Ashtoreth, Chemosh, and Milcom
  • Creator: Philip Galle after Maerten van Heemskerck
  • Date Created: ca. 1569
  • Signatures / Inscriptions: Inscribed in plate, lower center: “MHEEMSKERCK INVENTOR” (MH interlaced); numbered lower right
  • Set or Series Title: King Josiah Restores the Law of the Land
  • Print State: First of two 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), temples
  • Image Credit Line: Open Access Image from the Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University (http://www.wesleyan.edu/dac/openaccess)
  • Edition: Probably published by Philips Galle, before the name of the publisher, first edition of two
  • Dimensions: Plate dimensions: 207 mm x 254 mm (8.15 in. x 10 in.). Sheet dimensions: 279 mm x 376 mm (10.98 in. x 14.8 in.).
  • Bibliography: New Hollstein 147 (part 1, p. 126); H. 244 (vol. 8, p. 243)
  • Associated People: Created by Philip Galle (Dutch (Flemish), 1537-1612), After Maerten van Heemskerck (Dutch, 1498-1574)
  • Accession Number: 1960.30.3.5
Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University

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