An engraving titled "Saphan Reading the Book of the Law to Josiah," plate 1 from the series "King Josiah Restores the Law of the Lord," designed by Maarten van Heemskerck and engraved by Philips Galle, Netherlandish, ca. 1569. It shows the scribe Saphan reading the newly discovered book of the law to King Josiah of Judah, the episode from 2 Kings 22 that set off his religious reform. Held today by the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Drawings and Prints department under accession 66.629.22.
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MediumEngraving, first state, designed by Maarten van Heemskerck, engraved by Philips Galle, Netherlandish, ca. 1569, Metropolitan Museum of Art 66.629.22 1 Classification
Object TypePrint (Engraving, Etching, Woodcut or Lithograph) 1 Medium (class) Connections
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Source Saphan Reading the Book of the Law to Josiah, accession 66.629.22 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
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The Met's own title for this engraving names the subject outright and depicts a specific episode from his narrative, the scribe Saphan reading him the newly found book of the law from 2 Kings 22, the event that set off his reform.
Source Saphan Reading the Book of the Law to Josiah, accession 66.629.22 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
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1. Saphan Reading the Book of the Law to Josiah, accession 66.629.22 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Metropolitan Museum of Art- accession 66.629.22
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An engraving titled "Saphan Reading the Book of the Law to Josiah," plate 1 from the series "King Josiah Restores the Law of the Lord," designed by Maarten van Heemskerck and engraved by Philips Galle, Netherlandish, ca.
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