Sacred Art & Iconography
Samuel Anointing David (Victoria and Albert Museum, A.36-1927)
Lead plaquette, Master H.G, Nuremberg, circa 1580, Victoria and Albert Museum A.36-1927
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A circular lead plaquette attributed to Master H.G, possibly Hans Jamnitzer II, made in Nuremberg circa 1580, showing Samuel anointing the kneeling David with oil from a horn. Held today by the Victoria and Albert Museum under museum number A.36-1927, given by Dr W. L. Hildburgh FSA.
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Reproduction and CopyrightLead plaquettes of this kind, cast from a wax, stone or wood model, were a reproducible decorative medium made in some number at centres such as Nuremberg and Augsburg from around 1510 onward; goldsmiths, bronze founders and cabinetmakers used them to ornament caskets, sword hilts and other decorative objects, so surviving examples of a given design exist as multiples rather than as one unique work. 1 Cross-Tradition Connections
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The plaquette's directly named subject per the museum's own title and physical description, showing Samuel anointing David with oil from a horn, matching the corroborating Wikipedia record's account of Samuel secretly anointing David at Bethlehem.
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