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Object Type
print
Museum number
1878,0713.4174.1-8
Description
Joshua hanging the five kings, soldiers to the left and the right, from eight blocks Woodcut
School/style
Italian
Production date
1530-1550
(circa)
Materials
paper
Technique
woodcut
Dimensions
Height:
1052 millimetres
Width:
623 millimetres
Curator's comments
For further information and bibliography see the entry by Silvia Urbini on the online catalogue 'Atlante delle xilografie italiane del Rinascimento', ALU.0876.
Bibliographic references
Atlante delle xilografie italiane del Rinascimento
(ALU.0867)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
old testament
Associated names
Representation of:
Joshua
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Alphonse Wyatt Thibaudeau
Previous owner
Previous owner/ex-collection:
Ambroise Firmin-Didot
(Lugt 119)
Acquisition date
1878
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
1878,0713.4174.1-8