Eleazar and Joshua Divide the Land - Raphael Bible Engraving - Aquila 1674
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Eleazar and Joshua Divide the Land - Raphael Bible Engraving - Aquila 1674

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Original 1674 etching and engraving with Eleazar and Joshua dividing the promised land by lot among the tribes of Israel. Cut by Pietro Aquila after Raphael's composition in the Loggias of the Vatican Palace.

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Original 1674 etching and engraving with Eleazar and Joshua dividing the promised land by lot among the tribes of Israel. Cut by Pietro Aquila after Raphael's composition in the Loggias of the Vatican Palace.

It comes from "Imagines Veteris ac Novi Testamenti a Raphaele Sanctio Urbinate in Vaticani Palatii Xistis expressae", published in Rome by Giovanni Giacomo de' Rossi in 1674: the series that spread Raphael's Loggia frescoes throughout Europe. Below appear "Petrus Aquila del. sculp." and De' Rossi's imprint.

Medium: Etching and engraving.
Artist / after: After Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio, 1483-1520).
Engraver: Pietro Aquila (1650-1692).
Date: 1674.
Source: Imagines Veteris ac Novi Testamenti..., Rome, Giovanni Giacomo de' Rossi.
Dimensions: Sheet 14.6 x 18.9 in (37 x 48 cm).
Condition: Loose sheet with wide margins and a well-marked plate mark. Damage along the upper edge, with small tears and paper losses in the margin, and light overall toning; the image is not affected.

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