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Dirck Volckertz. Coornhert
Parable of the King Who Prepared a Wedding1559

Not on view
Engraving depicting a multi-figure biblical scene with a classical architectural setting, slaughtered animals on a platter in the foreground, and Latin text below
Engraving of two standing male figures in 16th-century dress conversing near a stone archway, one gesturing with raised hand; detailed rural landscape with buildings and mountains in the background; Latin inscription along the bottom edge with publisher's text at lower right.
Engraving with fine crosshatching; an armored man in a plumed helmet gestures toward a richly dressed seated woman at right, while a figure at left pulls at his arm; a greyhound rests on steps between them; classical architecture and a townscape in the background; Latin inscription along the bottom margin.
Engraving of a crowded outdoor scene before a classical columned building; a standing figure in a wide-brimmed hat gestures toward a group of poorly dressed figures including an elderly seated woman, a child, and men with staffs; Latin text inscribed along the bottom margin.
Engraving with fine cross-hatching; a crowned, armored king holding an orb and scepter stands center, gesturing toward a lightly clad male figure at right; a banquet scene with seated figures fills the left background; Latin inscription and publisher's mark along the bottom margin.
Artist or Maker
Dirck Volckertz. Coornhert
Title
Parable of the King Who Prepared a Wedding
Place Made
Holland
Date Made
1559
Medium
Engravings
Dimensions
Sheet (each): 10 × 11 3/4 in. (25.4 × 29.85 cm) Image (each): 8 3/8 × 10 1/4 in. (21.27 × 26.04 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Dr. and Mrs. Richard A. Simms
Accession Number
M.82.120.1a-e
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings
Selected Bibliography
  • Hollstein, F. W. H. Dutch and Flemish Etchings, Engravings, and Woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700. Amsterdam: M. Hertzberger, 1949.