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Object Type
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
Production date: 1549
Materials
Technique
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
Location: Not on display
Associated names: Representation of: Samuel; Representation of: Saul
Acquisition name
Previous owner
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

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