The Chaldeans Carrying Away the Pillars of the Temple of Jerusalem, from The Disasters of the Jewish People, plate 17
Object type: Print
Department: Drawings and Prints
Portfolio: The Disasters of the Jewish People
Artist: Maarten van Heemskerck|Philips Galle
Artist bio: Netherlandish, Heemskerck 1498–1574 Haarlem|Netherlandish, Haarlem 1537–1612 Antwerp
Artist role: Artist|Artist
Artist nationality: Netherlandish|Netherlandish
Date: 1569
Medium: Engraving; first plate of three (New Hollstein)
Dimensions: Sheet: 6 13/16 × 9 9/16 in. (17.3 × 24.3 cm)
Plate: 5 7/8 × 7 7/8 in. (15 × 20 cm)
Classification: Books
Credit line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1960
Accession year: 1960
Tags: Animals|Buildings|Temples|Men|Fire