print
- Museum number
- 1852,0612.12
- Description
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Nebuchadnezzar casting Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego into the fiery furnace [Daniel 3:15]. The Babylonian king standing at centre and holding a baton, pointing behind him at a furnace, the three Jews standing at left in front of a tree and seen again being thrown into the furnace in background at right, a large idol in background at left, soldiers in foreground (monogram probably in damaged top right corner)
Chiaroscuro woodcut with three tone blocks (orange, red and brown)
- Production date
- 1558 (c.)
- Dimensions
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Height: 310 millimetres (trimmed)
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Width: 485 millimetres
- Curator's comments
- For another (monogrammed) impression see 1860.0414.260.
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1852
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 1852,0612.12
