# Melchisedek and the Candelabra [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [UNKNOWN MASTER, Italian]() - Date: 1601-1650 - Technique: Hard stone inlay, 28 x 55 cm ## Commentary This panel represents the Biblical scene of the Priest and King of Salem, Melchisedek, awaiting the return of Abraham near the Holy Ark, next to which a candelabra and an altar are placed. The scene is set in an open landscape near a river. This masterful work was produced in the Florentine Grand Ducal workshops during the fervent moments of creation of the altar for the Chapel of Princes. It may be admired both for the shades of the stones and for the perfect cut of the various pieces, which succeeds in making their joints practically invisible. ## Related artworks - [A Bishop Saint]() - [A Curious Scene]() - [Adam and Eve; Cain and Abel]() - [Adoration of St Mark]() - [Allegorical Portrait of Dante]() - [Altar frontal]() - [Altarpiece \(detail\)]() - [Altarpiece of St Clare \(detail\)]() - [Altarpiece of St Clare \(detail\)]() - [Altarpiece of St Clare]() - [Altarpiece of the Magi]() - [Altarpiece]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()