Koning Salomo schrijft het Bijbelboek Spreuken
Abraham de Bruyn
1583 - 1577
Medium
engraving
Dimensions
164; 113
About this artwork
illustratie voor Ch. Plantin, "Biblia Sacra", Antwerpen, 1583
Art Historical Context
Behold *Koning Salomo schrijft Bijbelboek Spreuken (King Solomon Writes the Book of Proverbs), delicate engraving by Flemish artist Abraham de Bruyn, created between 1577 1583. Measuring just 164 mm high by 113 mm wide, this intricate image captures the wise king in a moment of divine inspiration, pen in hand amid scholarly surroundings—a vivid biblical scene from the wisdom literature of the Old Testament. Crafted as an illustration for Christophe Plantin's landmark *Biblia Sacra*, published in Antwerp in 1583, the work exemplifies the golden age of Flemish printing. Plantin's Officina Plant...