book-illustration;
book
- Museum number
- 1904,0206.86.80
- Description
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Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego burning in the fiery furnace; illustration to Daniel III, in a first edition (fol. L verso) of 'Historiarum veteris Instrumenti Icones ad vivum expressae' known as 'Icones' (1538); king Nebuchadnezzar, mounted on horseback, looks at the men in the furnace. 1525-26
Woodcut
- Production date
- 1525-1526 (circa)
- Dimensions
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Height: 60 millimetres
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Width: 88 millimetres
- Curator's comments
- The book contains ninety-one illustrations to the Old Testament; one woodcut on each page, with a brief caption and the chapter of the book lettered above each.
Lit: G.Bartrum, German Renaissance Prints, BM exh cat. 1995, no. 235; C. Müller, 'Hans Holbein d.J, die Druckgraphik im Kupferstichkabinett in Basel' exh.cat. Basel, 1997, nos. 106-108; C. Rümelin in 'Hans Holbein the Younger: the Basel Years, 1515-1532', exh.cat. Basel, 2006, no. D.22
See Müller and Rümelin on the four block-cutters involved in this series, Hans Lützelberger, Veit Specklin, Hans Weiditz (or his circle) and an assistant.
- Location
- Not on display
- Associated titles
Associated Title: Historiarum veteris Instrumenti Icones ad vivum expressae
- Acquisition date
- 1904
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 1904,0206.86.80
