The Three Men in the Fiery Furnace
This woodcut print is a modern impression of a 16th century woodblock in the collection at RAMM. It is from a book (Newe Biblische Figuren) of 201 illustrations depicting Old and New Testament stories.
The artist, probably the German printmaker Jost Amman,depicted an episode from the Book of Daniel. Three Jewish men, Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, are thrown into a furnace by Nebuchadnezzar II, King of Babylon, for refusing to bow to the king’s image in the background. However, the men are saved from harm by the angel behind them. Amman was one of the most prolific printmakers of his time.
The artist, probably the German printmaker Jost Amman,depicted an episode from the Book of Daniel. Three Jewish men, Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, are thrown into a furnace by Nebuchadnezzar II, King of Babylon, for refusing to bow to the king’s image in the background. However, the men are saved from harm by the angel behind them. Amman was one of the most prolific printmakers of his time.
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- 101/1998/9
- Collection Class
- Prints
- Medium
- wood cut on paper
- Common Name
- The Three Men in the Fiery Furnace
- Simple Name
- Period Classification
- Elizabethan (1558-1603)
- Production Town
- Production Person Initials
- JostSigmund
- Production Person Surname
- AmmanSHFFeyerabend
- Production Year Low
- 1569
- Production Year High
- 1579
