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.
Artist | Aegidius II SadelerRKD |
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Maerten de VosRKDWikidata | |
Hans SadelerRKD | |
Title | Nathan Predicts the Death of David's Son |
Date | ca. 1580 - 1596 |
Period | 16th century |
Medium and support | burin engravingAAT |
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings | printed inscription in the representation, bottom left: Martin de Vos figuravit |
printed inscription in the depiction, at the bottom right: Ioann Sadeler auct et excudit | |
printed inscription outside the depiction, bottom left: Infantis Nathan praedict [...] / [...] Numina supplicibus | |
printed inscription outside the depiction, centre below: Tum prostratus humi [...] / [...] quàm puer intereat. | |
printed inscription bottom right, outside the depiction: Miserere mei Deus [...] / tibi soli jeccavit. ps. 50 | |
printed inscription bottom right, outside the depiction: 1525. | |
Collection | print room |
Object type | burin engraving AAT |
Inventory number | 2014-LT-2 |
Acquisition credit | unknown 2014 |
Current whereabouts | Work currently not on display |
Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2014-LT-2 |
IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/11649/manifest.json |