Nehemiah before King Artaxerxes, initial ‘C’ from a Bible

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Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Title

Nehemiah before King Artaxerxes, initial ‘C’ from a Bible

Place

Netherlands (Artist's nationality:)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

1425–1435

Medium

Opaque watercolor, gold leaf, mordant gilding, and pen and black ink, with touches of pen and brown ink (recto), and pen and black ink, with touches of red opaque watercolor and pen and brown ink (verso), on parchment

Dimensions

7.4 × 8.9 cm (2 15/16 × 3 9/16 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Sandra Hindman

Reference Number

2017.204

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