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print
Object Type
print
Museum number
1949,0709.64
Description
Samuel anointing Saul; Samuel pours oil from a flask on Saul's head who kneels before him; both figures under a tree at right; a landscape beyond with classical ruins, including a pyramid shaped structure; the impression touched in pen and ink redefining the contour of Saul's back; after Heemskerck. 1549 Etching
Producer name
Print made by:
Dirk Volkertsz Coornhert
After:
Maarten van Heemskerck
School/style
Netherlandish
Production date
1549
Materials
paper
Technique
etching
Dimensions
Height:
263 millimetres
Width:
400 millimetres
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Curator's comments
Companion to 'Saul meeting the two men at Rachel's sepulchre and receiving the gifts of the three men' (New Hollstein 93).
Bibliographic references
New Hollstein (Dutch & Flemish) / The New Hollstein: Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts 1450-1700
(92)
(Maarten van Heemskerck)
Location
Not on display
Associated names
Representation of:
Samuel
Representation of:
Saul
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Colnaghi
Previous owner
Previous owner/ex-collection:
Liechtenstein
Acquisition date
1949
Acquisition notes
One of a group of 256 prints selected from the Liechtenstein collection after Heemskerk and Lambert Lombard.
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
1949,0709.64