Légende
Noah building the ark, Imagines Veteris ac Novi Testamenti, Raphael Bible, Paintings in the Loggia by Raphael, print, album page, Series number, 9, 52, Noah and his three sons build the ark. Bible verse below the image. Print is part of an album., number: '131', 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 238 mm x width 257 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 building of the ark, and the embarkation (Genesis 7:5-9), A detailed monochrome engraving shows a large wooden frame of a boat under construction with curved ribs and beams. In the foreground three mostly nude men strain while using a saw and axes on the timber, muscles tensed and hair tousled. To the right a robed bearded man stands holding a small object in his hand, his cloak draping to the ground. The background includes rolling hills, scattered trees, and layered clouds in the sky. The scene is densely crosshatched and rendered with fine linear shading.
Crédit
Photo12/Liszt Collection
Notre référence
LZT26B30_334
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
52.2Mo (8.4Mo) / 38.1cm x 34.4cm / 4495 x 4058 (300dpi)