Ananias killed his consort, who was falsly accused of impiety
Maker
(artist)
1498-1574
(publisher)
1537-1612
1498-1574
(publisher)
1537-1612
Title
Ananias killed his consort, who was falsly accused of impiety
Date of Production
1575
Medium
medium : material : ink & support : material : paper
Dimensions
Height: 21.2 cm
Width: 27.1 cm
Width: 27.1 cm
Accession Number
G.1990.WL.2958.7
Mode of Acquisition
Witt Library, transfer, 1990
Credit
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Copyright
Work in the public domain
Location
Not currently on display
Keywords
Provenance
Information not yet known or updated
Inscriptions
Inscription: Recto: centre within image, black ink: "ANANIAS ET SAPHIRA A SPIRITV // SANCTO OCCIDVTVR. Act G. G.10"; lower right corner within image, black ink: "Mart. Heemskerck Inuentor."; lower centre edge, black ink: "7. Occidit infelix Ananias crimine falso, // Supplicioque pari percuSa est impia coniunx. // Nam proprium retinere magis, qua demere fas est: // Non celeste potest aut falli, aut fallere numen. Ac. Cap. 5,10.".
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