The feeding of the Babylonian god Bel by the fraudulent priests. Engraving by J. Mulder after A. van Leiden.

  • Leiden, Aantte van.
Date:
[between 1725 and 1739]
Reference:
2496675i
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Description

Bible, O.T. Daniel, additional chapter XIV: Daniel proves the pious fraud by which food offered to the god Bel was surreptitiously eaten by the priests and their families

Publication/Creation

[The Hague] : [P. de Hondt], [between 1725 and 1739]

Physical description

1 print : engraving ; platemark 36.2 x 43.2 cm

Lettering

IV App. Dan. v. 14. ί ' . Beli sacerdotes in templo. ... Aantte van Leiden pinx. Mulder sculp.

Reference

Wellcome Collection 2496675i

Creator/production credits

The authenticity of the name of the painter "Aantte van Leiden" has not been confirmed

Language note

Lettering in Greek, Latin, English, French, German and Dutch

Type/Technique

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