The priests carrying the ark, crossing the Jordan river
Title: Portantes Arcam Sacerdotes, Stabant super siccum, in medio Jordanis.
Engraver: Pietro Aquila (1650-1692).
After: Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino, Italian, 1483-1520).
Provenance: ‘Imagines Veteris ac Novi Testamenti a Raphaele Sanctio Urbinate in Vaticani Palatii Xistis mira pisturæ elegantia expressæ’ Joan Jacob de Rubeis, 1674. Oblong folio.
Published: by Giovanni Giacomo de' Rossi (Italian, 1627-1691) in Rome.
Media / Technique: etching and engraving.
Dimensions: Sheet: 37x48 cms.
Condition: There is some smudging or imperfections mostly to the margins and from handling. Some humidity stains on lower and upper margins that does not affect the image.