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Conversion of Saul [Lower left portion]

Print
1515-20 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Woodcut of soldiers mounted on horses and on foot, as a procession passes above and in the lower right corner Saul is on the ground.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleConversion of Saul [Lower left portion] (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Woodcut on paper
Brief description
Lower left portion of the Conversion of Saul, Soldiers mounted and on foot, in attitudes of surprise. Italian woodcut, early sixteenth century.
Physical description
Woodcut of soldiers mounted on horses and on foot, as a procession passes above and in the lower right corner Saul is on the ground.
Dimensions
  • Cut to height: 15 1/4in (Note: Measurement from: Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1919, London: Printed Under the Authority of His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1921)
  • Cut to width: 20 3/4in (Note: Measurement from: Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1919, London: Printed Under the Authority of His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1921)
Marks and inscriptions
  • Signed L'a (monogr. partly obliterated). (Inscription from: Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1919, London: Printed Under the Authority of His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1921)
  • On the back: "G. Storck a Milano 1803. M. No. 13013." (Inscription from: Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1919, London: Printed Under the Authority of His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1921)
Credit line
Bernard H. Webb Bequest.
Object history
Bernard H. Webb Bequest. Based on the inscription on the back, this woodcut was obtained (purchased?) by G. Storck in Milan in 1803.
Associations
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1919, London: Printed Under the Authority of His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1921
Collection
Accession number
E.4176-1919

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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