Sardanapal in the Bath
A scene with the bearded figure of Sardanapal, the Assyrian king, in a bath at center, surrounded by six attendants. The scene is framed by a circular ornamental frieze with pairs of animals and groupings of fruit. Copied from a rectangular print by Crispijn de Passe I (Hollstein XV.142.119), after a drawing by Maerten de Vos.
Artwork Details
- Title: Sardanapal in the Bath
- Artist: Johann Theodor de Bry (Netherlandish, Strasbourg 1561–1623 Bad Schwalbach)
- Artist: after Crispijn de Passe the Elder (Netherlandish, Arnemuiden 1564–1637 Utrecht)
- Artist: after Maerten de Vos (Netherlandish, Antwerp 1532–1603 Antwerp)
- Date: 1576–1623
- Medium: Engraving
- Dimensions: Sheet: 2 1/2 × 2 9/16 in. (6.4 × 6.5 cm)
- Classifications: Prints, Ornament & Architecture
- Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951
- Object Number: 51.501.5787
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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