Plaque with Abraham and Melchizedek
The story in Genesis of the priest Melchizedek offering wine and bread to Abraham, who was returning from battle, was interpreted by Christians as foreshadowing the establishment of Holy Communion. The composition is based on an illustration from a Bible printed in Lyon.The Sa...
Artifact
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32635
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object
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normalized
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| provenance |
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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CC0
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| language |
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en
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| pageCount |
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1
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import
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| thumbnailUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL9_41.118_Fnt_SL.jpg |
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| largeImageUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL9_41.118_Fnt_SL.jpg |
| iiifBase | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL9_41.118_Fnt_SL.jpg |
| imageCount | 1 |
| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/41.118 |
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rock crystal
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