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Image: The Destruction of the Temple of Ashtoreth, Chemosh, and Milcom

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The Destruction of the Temple of Ashtoreth, Chemosh, and Milcom

ca. 1569
16th century
207 x 254 mm (8.1 x 10 in.)

Philip Galle, Dutch (Flemish), (1537–1612)
After Maerten van Heemskerck, Dutch, (1498–1574)

Object Type: print
Medium and Support: Engraving on laid paper
State: First of two states
Print impression quality: Excellent
Series: Number 5 from set of eight engravings King Josiah Restores the Law of the Land
Edition: Probably published by Philips Galle, before the name of the publisher, first edition of two
Marks: Inscribed in plate, lower center: “MHEEMSKERCK INVENTOR” (MH interlaced); numbered lower right
Marks: Watermark: Indecipherable left side
Provenance / Collectors' Marks: Penciled numbers upper right, possibly by a 19th-century collector
Bibliography: New Hollstein 147 (part 1, p. 126); H. 244 (vol. 8, p. 243).
Credit Line: Purchase funds, 1960
Accession Number: 1960.30.3.5

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Bible, Old Testament, religions, religious art*, series (groups)*, temples*
  • Bible
  • Old Testament
  • religions
  • religious art - Use broadly for art depicting religious subjects or for art used in worship. [September 1993 descriptor added.]
  • series (groups) - Use for related publications issued successively, especially those bearing a collective as well as an individual title; and, in the visual arts, for groups of works by a single artist having a specific and purposeful relation among the works. [March 1993 descriptor changed, was 'series'; alternate term added; descriptor moved. January 1991 scope note added.]
  • temples - Use for religious buildings dedicated to the service of a deity or deities, often housing a cult image; do not use for such Christian or Islamic religious buildings, prefer "churches" or "mosques." May also be used for Protestant places of worship in France and some French-speaking regions. [February 1995 scope note added.]

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  • plate Dimensions: 207 x 254 mm (8.1 x 10 in.)

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