Pointed salver with Hannah and Samuel

anonymous, 1618

The engraving on this salver demonstrates the sheer virtuosity of the Zeeland seal engraver Johannes Looff. With incised grooves varying in depth and width, he rendered a painting by the Zeeland painter Dirk van Delen and prints by other contemporaries in silver. Thanks to the gilding, the refined play of light can still be admired in its full glory.

  • Artwork typedish
  • Object numberBK-1958-12
  • Dimensionsdiameter 30.8 cm
  • Physical characteristicszilver, deels verguld

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Pointed salver with Hannah and Samuel

  • Object type

  • Object number

    BK-1958-12

  • Description

    Puntschotel van verguld zilver, met gegraveerde rand- en platversiering. In het midden de geschiedenis van Hannah en Samuel. Hannah presenteert haar baby Samuel aan de priester Eli. Meesterteken: lelie.

  • Inscriptions / marks

    maker's mark

Creation

  • Creation

    • silversmith: anonymous, Middelburg
    • graveur: Johannes Looff, Middelburg
    • after painting by Dirck van Delen
    • after print by Jacques Callot
    • after print by Antonio Tempesta
    • after print by Hans Janssen

  • Dating

    • 1618
    • 1631

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    zilver, deels verguld

  • Dimensions

    diameter 30.8 cm

This work is about

  • Subject

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    Purchased with the support of the Vereniging Rembrandt

  • Acquisition

    purchase 1958

  • Copyright

    Public domain

Documentation

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