David fleeing from Absalom; 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
220 x 260 mm
Collection
Saltram, Devon
NT 873018.6.21
Caption
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1937-0915-67
Summary
(Folio 10, recto, lower print) David clasps his hands in grief consoled by Zadok as priests carry the ark of God back into the city
Marks and inscriptions
Below left: Lettered below left "Martin de vos figurav" and "Ioann S auct / et excudit". Lettered in the margin with two columns of Latin text, each two lines "Absolon ... restituit" and at right in three lines "Domine ... psalm .101".
Makers and roles
Maerten de Vos (Antwerp 1532 – Antwerp 1603), painter Aegidius Sadeler II (Antwerp c.1570 - Prague 1629) , creator