Melchizadek offering bread and wine to Abraham — Battista Franco | DiscoverArt

Battista Franco

Melchizadek offering bread and wine to Abraham

ca. 1545–61

Etching and engraving; second state

27 × 41.2 cm (10.6 × 16.2 in)

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