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Noah offering to God, Imagines Veteris ac Novi Testamenti, Paintings in the Loggia of Raphael, Raphael Bible, print, album page, Series number, 12, 52, Noah and his companions make an offering to God at an altar. Bible verse below the image. Print is part of an album., number: '134', printmaker: Cesare Fantetti, Italy, after painting by Raphael, Vatican City, publisher: Giovanni Giacomo de' Rossi, Rome, grantor of privilege: Papal Court, 1675, Cesare Fantetti, Raphael, Giovanni Giacomo de' Rossi, Papal Court, grantor of privilege, paper, etching, height 239 mm x width 256 mm, Print is part of a series of 55 prints, consisting of three unnumbered prints and a set of 52 numbered prints after the paintings in the Loggia by Raphael., Noah's sacrifice, various animals are offered, possibly a lamb, a dove and a ram (often combined with the rainbow of the covenant), A detailed black and white engraving shows a group of men and animals gathered around a central stone altar with a tall flame rising from it; one bearded man stands beside the altar with hands raised toward the flame, wearing draped clothing and looking upward, while another bare-chested man on the right leans forward holding an animal by its shoulders; a man kneels near the altar holding a dish and another crouched figure appears to be handling a sacrificed animal on the ground; behind them are additional male figures with curly hair and two oxen with ornate headgear visible at the left, and a landscape of rolling hills and clouds forms the distant background.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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Noah offering God Imagines Veteris ac Novi Testamenti Paintings Loggia Raphael Raphael Bible print album page Series number 12 52 Noah companions offering altar Bible verse image Print part album number 134 printmaker Cesare Fantetti Italy painting Vatican City publisher Giovanni Giacomo de Rossi Rome grantor privilege Papal Court 1675 paper etching height 239 mm x width 256 mm series 55 prints consisting three unnumbered prints set 52 numbered prints paintings Noah's sacrifice various animals offered lamb dove ram combined rainbow covenant detailed black white engraving group men animals gathered central stone altar tall flame rising bearded man stands beside hands raised flame wearing draped clothing looking upward another bare-chested man right leans forward holding animal shoulders man kneels near altar holding dish another crouched figure handling sacrificed animal ground them additional male figures curly hair two oxen ornate headgear visible left landscape rolling hills clouds forms distant background