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Maerten van Heemskerck (after)
The Story of Gedeon1561

Not on view
Engraving with densely cross-hatched lines depicting a muscular man with a staff facing a seated winged angel under a wooden shelter, with a sacrificial altar scene in the background; Latin inscription below
Engraving depicting multiple male figures demolishing and constructing stone altars, with picks, hammers, and tools; crowded foreground with muscular figures in dynamic poses, a burning structure visible in the background at upper left, and a Latin inscription along the bottom edge.
Engraving with fine crosshatching; a bearded figure emerges from billowing clouds above a flaming tree at center; a kneeling man at right gestures upward toward the apparition; at left, figures tend a large basin near scattered armor; a fleece lies on the ground in the foreground; an army with spears and tents recedes into the background; Latin inscription along the bottom edge.
Engraving depicting a crowd of armored and partially nude figures drinking from a body of water in a rocky landscape; a helmeted commander stands at right gesturing toward them; soldiers, tents, and a radiant sun appear in the background; Latin inscription along the bottom margin with publisher's text at lower right.
Engraving depicting a chaotic battle scene; armored and partially clothed figures clash with swords, spears, and shields in the foreground, while a group of soldiers with trumpets and torches assembles on elevated ground at right; a radiant sun and crescent moon appear in the upper left sky; Latin inscription along the lower margin.
Engraving depicting a crowded military scene with armored figures in classical dress; at center, men spread captured spoils—vessels, chains, and ornaments—on cloth before a seated commander at right; spears and banners fill the background; Latin inscription along the bottom margin.

Maerten van Heemskerck (after), The Angel Appearing to Gideon, 1561, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Mary Stansbury Ruiz Bequest, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Maerten van Heemskerck (after)
Title
The Story of Gedeon
Place Made
Holland
Date Made
1561
Medium
Engravings
Dimensions
Sheet (each): 10 1/8 × 13 5/8 in. (25.72 × 34.61 cm) Image (each): 8 × 9 7/8 in. (20.32 × 25.08 cm)
Credit Line
Mary Stansbury Ruiz Bequest
Accession Number
M.88.91.429a-f
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.