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Melchizedek offering bread and wine to Abraham

Print
1626 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Melchizedek offering bread and wine to Abraham; 'Melcisedech Rex Salem, et sacerdos Abrahamo', &c.; Etching print on paper.


Object details

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Object type
TitleMelchizedek offering bread and wine to Abraham
Materials and techniques
etching print on paper
Brief description
Melchizedek offering bread and wine to Abraham; 'Melcisedech Rex Salem, et sacerdos Abrahamo', &c.; Etching print on paper; One of a set of twenty prints of scriptual subjects, from paintings by Raphael in the Loggie of the Vatican; By Francesco Villamena; Italy; 1626.
Physical description
Melchizedek offering bread and wine to Abraham; 'Melcisedech Rex Salem, et sacerdos Abrahamo', &c.; Etching print on paper.
Credit line
Bequeathed by Rev. Alexander Dyce
Object history
One of a set of twenty prints of scriptual subjects, from paintings by Raphael in the Loggie of the Vatican, popularly referred to as the 'Raphael Bible'.
Production
One of a set of twenty prints of scriptual subjects, from paintings by Raphael in the Loggie of the Vatican, popularly referred to as the 'Raphael Bible'.
Subjects depicted
Literary referenceThe Bible; Genesis; Chapter XIV.
Associated objects
Bibliographic reference
DYCE COLLECTION. A Catalogue of the Paintings, Miniatures, Drawings, Engravings, Rings and Miscellaneous Objects Bequeathed by The Reverend Alexander Dyce. London : South Kensington Museum : Printed by G.E. Eyre and W. Spottiswoode for H.M.S.O., 1874.
Collection
Accession number
DYCE.1394

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Record createdJanuary 27, 2010
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