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Solomon worshipping idols

Solomon worshipping idols
 16th century
from the Stories of the Old Testament series

Medium
engraving
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1961
Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
engraving
Measurements
4.8 × 7.8 cm (sheet)
Catalogue/s Raisonné
Bartsch 22 (vol. 16, p. 93); Hollstein 15 (vol. 31); Landau 23
Inscription
printed in ink (in image) u.l.: GP (monogram)
inscribed in pencil c.: G Pencz
inscribed in pencil l.c.-l.r.: B.22 Solomon worshipping / idols
Accession Number
938-5
Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1961
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of the Joe White Bequest
Gallery location
Not on display
Subjects (general)
Human Figures Literary and Text Religion and Mythology
Subjects (specific)
crowns (headdresses) idols idols kings (people) kneeling Solomon, King of Israel (Abrahamic religion character) Story of Solomon (Old Testament narratives) worship
Movements
Renaissance

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