God Appears to Abraham - Engraving by Cesare Fantetti after Raphael, 1674
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An original etching and engraving of 1674 with God the Father appearing to Abraham, kneeling before the altar of sacrifice. At the foot the verse "Suspice coelum et numera stellas si potes, sic erit semen tuum. Credidit Abram Deo. Gen. XV", with the signatures "R. V. I. in Vat." and "Caes. Fantetus del. sculp.".
An original etching and engraving of 1674 with God the Father appearing to Abraham, kneeling before the altar of sacrifice. At the foot the verse "Suspice coelum et numera stellas si potes, sic erit semen tuum. Credidit Abram Deo. Gen. XV", with the signatures "R. V. I. in Vat." and "Caes. Fantetus del. sculp.".
It belongs to the so-called Raphael Bible, "Imagines Veteris ac Novi Testamenti a Raphaele Sanctio Urbinate in Vaticani Palatii Xistis... expressae", which reproduces the frescoes of the Vatican Loggie and was published in Rome by Giovanni Giacomo de' Rossi in 1674.
Medium: etching and engraving
Artist / after: Raphael (1483-1520), Vatican Loggie
Engraver: Cesare Fantetti
Date: 1674
Source: Imagines Veteris ac Novi Testamenti, Gio. Giacomo de' Rossi, Rome
Dimensions: Sheet 12.4 x 17.7 in (31.5 x 45 cm)
Condition: damp staining in the lower and left margins that slightly touches the image; rubbing and small losses at the left edge from handling
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An original etching and engraving of 1674 with God the Father appearing to Abraham, kneeling before the altar of sacrifice. At the foot the verse "Suspice coelum et numera stellas si potes, sic erit semen tuum. Credidit Abram Deo. Gen. XV", with the signatures "R. V. I. in Vat." and "Caes. Fantetus del. sculp.".