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[Sacrifice of a sheep]: Old Testament Scene, Roundel



[Sacrifice of a sheep]: Old Testament Scene, Roundel

Summary

Depicts a scene from the life of David. David dances and plays the harp; in an oval: on the left, David, with his head turned to his right, surrounded by young men playing musical intruments; on the right, a young man restraining a sheep. After one of the four painted pendentives of the Bandini Chapel in San Silvestro al Quirinale in Rome depicting scenes from the lives of David, Judith and Esther. See 1917.320.87, 1917.320.88 and 1917.320.89.


Object Name

[Sacrifice of a sheep]: Old Testament Scene, Roundel

Date Created

1700-1750

Dimensions

support: 49.3cm x 37.7cm

accession number

1917.320.90

Collection Group

fine art
on paper, print

Place of creation

Europe

Medium

Credit

Leicester Collier Bequest

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