The Ark Crossing the Jordan - Raphael Bible Engraving - P. Aquila 1674
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Original 1674 engraving from the so-called Raphael Bible: the priests stand with the Ark of the Covenant on the dry bed of the Jordan while Israel crosses the river, following the third chapter of Joshua cited in the Latin legend below.
Original 1674 engraving from the so-called Raphael Bible: the priests stand with the Ark of the Covenant on the dry bed of the Jordan while Israel crosses the river, following the third chapter of Joshua cited in the Latin legend below.
The series reproduces the frescoes of the Vatican Loggias by Raphael's workshop, published in Rome by Giovanni Giacomo de Rossi in 1674 under the title "Imagines Veteris ac Novi Testamenti". This sheet was engraved by Pietro Aquila, one of the great engravers of the Roman Baroque. It carries the number 37, the signature "Petrus Aquila del. sculp." and the address "Io. Iac. de Rubeis form. Romae".
Medium: Etching and engraving on laid paper.
Artist / after: Raphael Sanzio (1483-1520), inventor.
Engraver: Pietro Aquila (c. 1650-1692).
Date: 1674.
Source: Imagines Veteris ac Novi Testamenti, Giovanni Giacomo de Rossi, Rome, 1674, no. 37, with the wording "R. V. I. in Vat." at the left.
Dimensions: Sheet about 18.9 x 14.6 in (48 x 37 cm).
Condition: Paper with its original deckle edges; a dark stain and small losses along the upper edge, outside the plate mark, and light overall toning; remains of adhesive tape from an earlier mounting on the reverse; the image remains clean and well printed.
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Original 1674 engraving from the so-called Raphael Bible: the priests stand with the Ark of the Covenant on the dry bed of the Jordan while Israel crosses the river, following the third chapter of Joshua cited in the Latin legend below.