PrintsNetherlandish16th century

Judas Maccabee Ordering the Cleansing of the Holy Place

c. 1574

Artists

Johannes WierixArtist

Gerard van GroeningenArtist after

Gerard de JodePublisher

Classification

Prints

Technique

Engraving

Medium

Engraving printed in black ink on off-white antique laid paper

Culture

Netherlandish

Century

16th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Prints

Dimensions

sheet: 22.5 x 30.7 cm (8 7/8 x 12 1/16 in.) plate: 20.4 x 28.6 cm (8 1/16 x 11 1/4 in.)

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