Preface, from "Scenes from the Life of King David"
This letterpress sheet features Dutch and Latin text describing the 48 engravings from the series, 'Scenes from the Life of King David,' which were first published in 1575 and later were used in Schabaelje's 'Emblemata Sacra' from 1654.
Artwork Details
- Title: Preface, from "Scenes from the Life of King David"
- Series/Portfolio: Scenes from the Life of King David
- Author: Possibly Benito Arias Montano (Spanish, Fregenal de la Sierra 1527–1598 Seville)
- Author: Possibly Jan Philipsz Schabaelje (Dutch, active 1643–54)
- Publisher: Possibly Tymon Houthaak (Dutch, Amsterdam 1625–1664 Amsterdam)
- Date: 1575, 1654
- Medium: Letterpress and woodcut
- Dimensions: Sheet: 11 7/8 × 14 1/16 in. (30.1 × 35.7 cm)
- Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1972
- Object Number: 1972.549.5
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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