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Melchizedek offering bread and wine to Abraham: 31.K.12-270

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Melchizedek offering bread and wine to Abraham

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Franco, Battista

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1816) by Fitzwilliam, Richard, 7th Viscount

Dating

16th Century
Circa 1540 CE - Circa 1550 CE

Note

State I/II, before the artist's name

School or Style

Italian

Techniques used in production

Engraving
Etching

Related exhibitions

Identification numbers

Accession number: 31.K.12-270
Primary reference Number: 128101
Bartsch: 5
Illustrated Bartsch: 5-I (120)
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 10 February 2023 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Melchizedek offering bread and wine to Abraham" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/128101 Accessed: 2024-11-24 07:59:14

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/128101 |title=Melchizedek offering bread and wine to Abraham |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-11-24 07:59:14|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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