File:Peter Opel - Cabinet with Scenes from the Life of David - Walters 655 (2).jpg

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Peter Opel: Cabinet with Scenes from the Life of David   (  )
Artist	Peter Opel  (fl. 1580–1595)     Description German printmaker Work period 1580-1595 Work location Regensburg; Nuremberg  Authority file : Q18508590 VIAF: 15907646 ULAN: 500068906 GND: 131609645 artist QS:P170,Q18508590
Title	Cabinet with Scenes from the Life of David
Description	English: This cabinet with its 17 compartments (some hidden) is a marvel of woodcarving and a celebration of intricacy. Architectural elements and ornamental detailing frame narrative compositions, organized into a lattice of ordered compartments. Forty-eight scenes relate the Old Testament story of David, "prophet and king," as a model of virtue. The vigor of these compositions points to their derivation from woodcut designs by a master such as Joost Amman (1539-1591), but the source is unidentified. The significance of each scene is distilled by a Latin motto, for example the death of David (inside of the right-hand door), by PIETATIS DEFUNCTIO (a pious death). The artist Peter Opel of Regensburg proudly inscribed his name on the door to the central compartment and, on the back, carved his self-portrait, dressed as a gentleman but holding a chisel. The chest was designed to hold small treasures and antiquities.
Date	between circa 1580 and circa 1590 date QS:P571,+1550-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1319,+1580-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1590-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902 (Renaissance era QS:P2348,Q4692 )
Medium	carved pine, boxwood
Dimensions	height: 72 cm (28.3 in); width: 57.6 cm (22.6 in) dimensions QS:P2048,72U174728 dimensions QS:P2049,57.6U174728
Collection	Walters Art Museum    Native name Walters Art Museum Location Baltimore, United States of America Coordinates 39° 17′ 48″ N, 76° 36′ 58″ W   Established 1934  Website thewalters.org Authority file : Q210081 VIAF: 128918374 ISNI: 000000040373611X ULAN: 500279110 LCCN: no00096900 GND: 16029354-6 WorldCat institution QS:P195,Q210081
Accession number	65.5
Place of creation	Regensburg, Germany
Object history	Arnold Seligmann, Rey and Co., New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown] 1915: purchased by Henry Walters, Baltimore 1931: bequeathed to Walters Art Museum by Henry Walters
Exhibition history	World of Wonder. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 1971-1972. Highlights from the Collection. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 1998-2001.
Credit line	Acquired by Henry Walters, 1915
Inscriptions	[Signature]; [Transcription] PIETATIS DEFUNCTIO; [Translation] a pious death
Source	Walters Art Museum: Home page  Info about artwork
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