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Caput Nicanoris amputatum et dextram quam extenderat superbe, suspenderunt ex aduerso Ierosolymarum, diemq[ue] illum egerunt festum

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Title
Caput Nicanoris amputatum et dextram quam extenderat superbe, suspenderunt ex aduerso Ierosolymarum, diemq[ue] illum egerunt festum
Names
Groeningen, Gerard van, fl. 1561-1575 (Artist)
Wierix, Jan, 16th cent. (Engraver)
Collection

Wonders: Images of the Ancient World

Bible -- A-Z

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1585 (Inferred)
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC-WON BIB-A-Z
Topics
Biblical events
Jerusalem
Crowds
Spectators
Maccabees
Jews -- History -- 586 B.C.-70 A.D
Dismemberment
Genres
Conjectural works
Notes
Content: Written on border: "1st book Maccabees VII 47". Source information not available.
Content: After the defeat of his army by the Jews at the battle of Bethhoron, General Nicanor's dismembered head and hand are displayed before the populace of Jerusalem.
Physical Description
Engravings
Extent: 28.4 x 20 cm
Image cropped at top left corner. Bottom border damaged.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): d9d3fc20-c5bd-012f-541b-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1585: Issued
  • 2020: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Caput Nicanoris amputatum et dextram quam extenderat superbe, suspenderunt ex aduerso Ierosolymarum, diemq[ue] illum egerunt festum" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1585. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e4-37e6-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Caput Nicanoris amputatum et dextram quam extenderat superbe, suspenderunt ex aduerso Ierosolymarum, diemq[ue] illum egerunt festum" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 26, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e4-37e6-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1585). Caput Nicanoris amputatum et dextram quam extenderat superbe, suspenderunt ex aduerso Ierosolymarum, diemq[ue] illum egerunt festum Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e4-37e6-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Caput Nicanoris amputatum et dextram quam extenderat superbe, suspenderunt ex aduerso Ierosolymarum, diemq[ue] illum egerunt festum