A woodcut, first state, titled "Jezebel Promising Naboth's Vineyards to King Ahab," by the Netherlandish printmaker Lucas van Leyden, ca. 1517, illustrating the episode from the First Book of Kings in which Jezebel schemes to seize Naboth's vineyard for her husband Ahab. Held today by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Drawings and Prints department, under accession 22.67.29, Rogers Fund, 1922.
Facts
Classification
Object TypePrint (Engraving, Etching, Woodcut or Lithograph) 1 Physical Form
MediumWoodcut, first state, Lucas van Leyden, ca. 1517, Metropolitan Museum of Art 22.67.29 1 Medium (class) Connections
Belongs to Tradition
Source Jezebel Promising Naboth's Vineyards to King Ahab, accession 22.67.29 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Depicts
The Met's own title for this woodcut names the subject outright and states her narrative act, "Jezebel Promising Naboth's Vineyards to King Ahab," a direct identification rather than a bare thematic tag.
Source Jezebel Promising Naboth's Vineyards to King Ahab, accession 22.67.29 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
In the Other Atlases
Authored By
Also in Arts and Music Atlas: the author of this subject.
Sources
1. Jezebel Promising Naboth's Vineyards to King Ahab, accession 22.67.29 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Metropolitan Museum of Art- accession 22.67.29
catalogue record, medium/object-type description
A woodcut, first state, titled "Jezebel Promising Naboth's Vineyards to King Ahab," by the Netherlandish printmaker Lucas van Leyden, ca.
View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.
Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.