[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
Place of creation
Europe
Medium
Credit
Leicester Collier Bequest
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