Frans Floris / David Playing the Harp before Saul / 1555

Frans Floris
David Playing the Harp before Saul
1555
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Creator Name: Floris, Frans, the elder
Creator Nationality: European; Dutch
Creator Role: Artist
Creator Dates/Places: 1519 - 1570
Gender: M
Creator Name-CRT: Frans Floris
Title: David Playing the Harp before Saul
Title Type: Primary
View: Full View
Creation Start Date: 1555
Creation End Date: 1555
Creation Date: 1555
Object Type: Prints
Materials and Techniques: chiaroscuro woodcut
Dimensions: Sheet: 33.4cm x 47.9cm
Inscriptions: in block, " SAVL I REG CA XVI/FRACISCVS FLORIS INVETOR IVDOCE DL CVRIA EXCVDERAT 1555". (Later) inscriptions in the image penned in black. VERSO: Additional inscriptions in brown ink and graphite.
AMICA Contributor: The Cleveland Museum of Art
Owner Location: Cleveland, Ohio, USA
ID Number: 1997.189
Credit Line: John L. Severance Fund
Rights: http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html
Provenance: Pierre Mariette, Paris (Lugt 1790), inscribed P. Mariette 1668; King Friedrich August II, Dresden (Lugt 971)
AMICA ID: CMA_.1997.189
AMICA Library Year: 2000
Media Metadata Rights: Copyright, The Cleveland Museum of Art

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