The Philistines Place the Ark of the Covenant in the Temple of Dagon

Battista Franco Italian

ca. 1540

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Title: The Philistines Place the Ark of the Covenant in the Temple of Dagon
Artist: Battista Franco (Italian, Venice ca. 1510–1561 Venice)
Date: ca. 1540
Medium: Etching and engraving; first state
Dimensions: sheet: 10 1/2 x 16 1/4 in. (26.7 x 41.2 cm) trimmed to platemark
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1949
Object Number: 49.95.27
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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