Belshazzar's Feast
Jan Muller
c. 1598
Medium
engraving on laid paper
Dimensions
plate: 35.9 x 40.3 cm (14 1/8 x 15 7/8 in.) sheet: 36.2 x 41.2 cm (14 1/4 x 16 1/4 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Ruth B. Benedict
Accession Number
1994.60.46
About the Artist
Jan Muller · 1571–1628
**Jan Harmensz. Muller (1571–1628)** Born in Amsterdam in 1571, Jan Harmensz. Muller grew up immersed in the world of printmaking, as the son of the prominent engraver, publisher, and book printer Harmen Jansz. Muller. He studied under his father, mastering the engraving trade within the family business, The Gilded Compasses. Around 1589, Muller joined the workshop of Hendrick Goltzius in Haarlem...