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Object Type
Museum number: 1891,0414.1149
Title: Series: Ceiling Paintings from the North Gallery of the Jesuits' Church in Antwerp (Preisler Series)
Description: Plate 3: Abraham and Melchizedek; the high priest Melchizedek standing at left in front of a temple, offering bread and wine to Abraham who approaches in armour from the left, one of Abraham's soldiers holding a flag at far left; after Peter Paul Rubens. c.1735 Etching and engraving
Producer name: After: Peter Paul Rubens; Print made by: Johann Justin Preisler; Intermediary draughtsman: Christian Benjamin Müller
School/style: Flemish; German
Production date: 1735 (c.)
Materials
Technique: etching; engraving
Dimensions: Height: 211 millimetres; Width: 226 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments: This is one from a series of nineteen, for comment see 1891,0414.1143.
Bibliographic references: Schneevoogt 1873 / Catalogue des estampes gravées d'après P.P.Rubens (213.11); Corpus Rubenianum I / The ceiling paintings for the Jesuit Church in Antwerp (7) (copy)
Location: Not on display
Subjects
Associated names: Representation of: Abraham; Representation of: Melchizedek
Acquisition name
Acquisition date: 1891
Department: Prints and Drawings
Registration number: 1891,0414.1149

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