Nathan Predicts the Death of David's Son

Public Domain

Artist(s) / maker(s)

Maerten de Vos (after)
,
Hans Sadeler (publisher)
,
Aegidius II Sadeler (engravers (printmakers))

Date

ca. 1580 - 1596

Period

16th century

Collection

Museum of Fine Arts Ghent
Nathan tells King David that he will be punished for his sins: God will kill his firstborn son. Out of grief and repentance, David kneels down on the ground.

More about this work

Features
Artist(s) / maker(s) Maerten de Vos VIAF RKD Wikidata, Hans Sadeler , Aegidius II Sadeler
Type burin engraving
Category prints (visual works)
Material paper
Dimensions 202 x 255 mm
Location Work currently not on display
Object number 2014-LT-2
Description
Subjects religious symbolism AAT, figures (representations)
Tags Old Testament Iconclass, story of David Iconclass, David and Bathsheba (2 Samuel 11-12) Iconclass, David punished Iconclass, David's child falls ill Iconclass, David's child dies; David's servants hesitate to bring him the news Iconclass, male sex; man Iconclass, male sex; man Iconclass, standing figure Iconclass, leaning forward Iconclass, king Iconclass, crown (symbol of sovereignty) Iconclass, private soldier Iconclass, hacking and thrusting weapons: sword Iconclass, art (+ copy, copying ~ work of art) Iconclass
Linked open data
Data PURL https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2014-LT-2
IIIF manifest https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/11649/manifest.json
LIDO XML https://datahub.vlaamsekunstcollectie.be/oai?verb=GetRecord&metadataPrefix=oai_lido&identifier=oai:datahub.vlaamsekunstcollectie.be:mskgent.be:2014-LT-2
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