David repentant and the angel. Series: The Story of Saul and David.
Maerten de Vos (Antwerp 1532 – Antwerp 1603)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
1580 - 1590
Materials
Ink on paper.
Measurements
203 x 258 mm
Collection
Saltram, Devon
NT 873018.6.14
Summary
(Folio 7, recto, upper print) David repentant and the angel; David, his harp on the ground, kneels before a sacrificial pyre with a burning bull and looks around towards an aloft angel holding a sword, whip and skull;
Marks and inscriptions
Below centre: Lettered below centre "Marti de vos figura" and at right "Iohan Sadler excud". Lettered in the margin with two columns of Latin text, each two lines "Davidem ... arbitrijs" and at right in three lines "De profundis ... psal. 129".
Makers and roles
Maerten de Vos (Antwerp 1532 – Antwerp 1603), painter Aegidius Sadeler II (Antwerp c.1570 - Prague 1629) , creator