Saul Is Anointed King by Samuel

Public Domain

Artist(s) / maker(s)

Jan van Londerseel (engravers (printmakers))
,
David I Vinckboons (after)
,
Claes Jansz II Visscher (publisher)

Date

ca. 1601 - 1652

Period

17 century

Collection

Museum of Fine Arts Ghent
In a watery landscape, Saul is anointed king by Samuel. Samuel empties a jar of oil over Saul's head. In the margin is a caption in Latin, with Bible reference to 1 Sam. 10:1.

More about this work

Features
Artist(s) / maker(s) Jan van Londerseel , David I Vinckboons , Claes Jansz II Visscher
Types burin engraving , reproductive prints AAT
Category prints (visual works)
Material paper
Dimensions 298 x 425 mm
Location Work currently not on display
Object number 2015-LR
Description
Subjects religious symbolism AAT, landscapes , figures (representations)
Tags Old Testament Iconclass, story of Saul Iconclass, Saul chosen as king (1 Samuel 9-12) Iconclass, Samuel and Saul Iconclass, the anointment of Saul by Samuel Iconclass, landscapes with waters, waterscapes, seascapes (in the temperate zone) Iconclass, trees Iconclass, pond, pool Iconclass, clothes, costume Iconclass, during the coronation Iconclass, blessing (either of things or persons), e.g. by anointing Iconclass, anointing of the king ~ Jewish culture Iconclass
Linked open data
Data PURL https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2015-LR
IIIF manifest https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/8902/manifest.json
LIDO XML https://datahub.vlaamsekunstcollectie.be/oai?verb=GetRecord&metadataPrefix=oai_lido&identifier=oai:datahub.vlaamsekunstcollectie.be:mskgent.be:2015-LR
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