Melchizedek offering bread and wine to Abraham
Print
1626 (made)
1626 (made)
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| 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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| Title | Melchizedek 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 reference | The Bible; Genesis; Chapter XIV. |
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| 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 created | January 27, 2010 |
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