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The Execution of Haman
anonymous, 1555
This print features a detail from Michelangelo’s fresco on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. Represented is Haman, the condemned persecutor of the Jews, from the Book of Esther. Prints of Michelangelo’s paintings were popular among tourists visiting Rome, and were available also in other Italian cities, including Venice.
- Artwork typeprint, albumblad
- Object numberRP-P-OB-105.450
- Dimensionsheight 398 mm x width 264 mm, height 547 mm x width 331 mm
- Physical characteristicsgravure; bevestigd op inzetstrook