Saul pursuing David in the wilderness; 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
213 x 257 mm
Collection
Saltram, Devon
NT 873018.6.17
Caption
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1937-0915-66
Summary
(Folio 8, recto, lower print) Saul pursuing David in the wilderness; Saul, wearing elaborate armor, is accompanied by two soldiers and more behind, pass by David hiding in a cave;
Marks and inscriptions
Below right: Lettered below right "Martin de vos figuravi Ioann S. auctor et excu". Lettered in the margin with two columns of Latin text, each two lines "Ter millena ... ira mei?" and at right in four lines "Deus ... psalm .53.".
Makers and roles
Maerten de Vos (Antwerp 1532 – Antwerp 1603), painter Aegidius Sadeler II (Antwerp c.1570 - Prague 1629) , creator