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Philip Galle

Naboth Gives False Testimony, from the series The Story of Ahab, Jezebel, and Naboth

c. 1561

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  • Artist after Maerten Van Heemskerck (Dutch, 1498–1574) Philip Galle
  • Title Naboth Gives False Testimony, from the series The Story of Ahab, Jezebel, and Naboth
  • Date c. 1561
  • Medium Engraving
  • Dimensions sheet | 8 13/16 x 10 1/2 in.
  • Credit line Gift of Professor and Mrs. Thomas Hall, 1986
  • Object number WU 1986.24.35

Renaissance and Baroque Prints: Investigating the Collection
Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum, Washington University in St. Louis, 09/08/2017 - 01/08/2018

1986
Joan Hall

Inscription LR in plate: "Martinus Heemskerck inventor."/ Inscriptions: LR in plate: "3"; LL in plate: "H. Cock Exeudebat"; LC in plate: "Naboth a duobus falsis testibus tanguam blasphemus accusatur"

One line Latin text in lower margin: Naboth a duobus falsis testibus tanquam blasphemus accusatur.

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