David Playing the Harp, from "Scenes from the Life of King David"
One of 48 engravings, the series 'Scenes from the Life of King David,' was made by Johannes Sadeler I and other unidentified engravers and was originally published in 1575 in Antwerp. Later, the engravings were featured in Schabaelje's 'Emblemata Sacra' from 1654.
Artwork Details
- Title: David Playing the Harp, from "Scenes from the Life of King David"
- Series/Portfolio: Scenes from the Life of King David
- Artist: Anonymous
- Artist: After Gerard van Groeningen (Netherlandish, active Antwerp, 1563–73)
- Author: Benito Arias Montano (Spanish, Fregenal de la Sierra 1527–1598 Seville)
- Date: after 1574
- Medium: Engraving
- Dimensions: Sheet: 11 7/8 × 14 1/16 in. (30.1 × 35.7 cm)
Plate: 4 5/16 × 5 1/2 in. (11 × 13.9 cm) - Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1972
- Object Number: 1972.549.7
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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