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The Prophet Zechariah, from Prophets and Sibyls (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 29.16.28)

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An engraving titled "The Prophet Zecheriah," by Francesco Rosselli, 1480 to 1490, part of a print series titled "Prophets and Sibyls." Zechariah is one of the Twelve Minor Prophets of the Hebrew Bible, whose own book records his visions and his call to rebuild the Second Temple in Jerusalem. Held today by the Metropolitan Museum of Art under accession 29.16.28.

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Engraving, Francesco Rosselli, Italian, 1480 to 1490, from Prophets and Sibyls, Metropolitan Museum of Art 29.16.28 1
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Print (Engraving, Etching, Woodcut or Lithograph) 1
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Engraving 1
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Judaism, Religions
Source The Prophet Zechariah, from Prophets and Sibyls, accession 29.16.28 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)

Depicts

Zechariah, Figures

The Met's own title for this engraving names the subject outright as one of the Twelve Prophets, a direct identification rather than a bare thematic tag.

Source The Prophet Zechariah, from Prophets and Sibyls, accession 29.16.28 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
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1. The Prophet Zechariah, from Prophets and Sibyls, accession 29.16.28 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Metropolitan Museum of Art
  • accession 29.16.28
  • catalogue record, medium/object-type description
    An engraving titled "The Prophet Zecheriah," by Francesco Rosselli, 1480 to 1490, part of a print series titled "Prophets and Sibyls.
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