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Adoniah's Banquet, from "Scenes from the Life of King David"

After Crispijn van den Broeck Netherlandish
Author Benito Arias Montano Spanish
after 1574
Not on view
One in a series of 48 engravings, 'Scenes from the Life of King David,' made by Johannes Sadeler I and other unidentified engravers and were originally published in 1575 in Antwerp. Later, the engravings were featured in Schabaelje's 'Emblemata Sacra' from 1654.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Adoniah's Banquet, from "Scenes from the Life of King David"
  • Series/Portfolio: Scenes from the Life of King David
  • Artist: Anonymous
  • Artist: After Crispijn van den Broeck (Netherlandish, Mechelen ca. 1524–ca. 1591 Antwerp)
  • 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: 1972.549.46
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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