Caption
Meeting between Abraham and Melchizedek, Raphael Bible, Paintings in the Loggia by Raphael, Imagines Veteris ac Novi Testamenti, print, album page, Series number, 13, 52, Abraham and his men are welcomed by Melchizedek, the king and high priest of Salem. Melchizedek offers Abraham bread and wine. Bible verse below the image. Print is part of an album., number: '135', 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 236 mm x width 262 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., the meeting of Abraham and Melchizedek, the high priest and king of Salem, who brings bread and wine (Genesis 14:18-20), A detailed black and white engraving shows a group of men gathered around a central table area with large ornate pitchers and bowls in the foreground; several figures are muscular and partially draped, some kneeling, some standing, many holding long staffs or spears, while others gesture with their hands. One central bearded man wears a crown of spikes and a cloak, facing another bearded man who wears a helmet and holds a long pole. A bearded figure with a helmet and bare torso leans forward over the table, and a young man with curly hair leans toward the bowls. Background terrain includes rolling hills, clusters of trees, and small buildings on a distant hillside beneath a clouded sky. The scene is densely hatched with fine linework, showing detailed facial expressions, flowing drapery, and textured surfaces on vessels and landscape.
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Photo12/Liszt Collection
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