Antique original engraving after Raphael: Moses, kneeling and covering his face, before the bush that burns without being consumed, from which the figure of the Lord emerges; his staff lies on the ground and at the right the flock grazes beneath a great tree, with a walled city beyond.
Antique original engraving after Raphael: Moses, kneeling and covering his face, before the bush that burns without being consumed, from which the figure of the Lord emerges; his staff lies on the ground and at the right the flock grazes beneath a great tree, with a walled city beyond.
In the lower margin, the Latin caption Apparuitque ei Dominus in flamma ignis de medio rubi... abscondit Moyses faciem suam. Exod. 3, 1-2, and the print number 30. The composition reproduces one of the scenes painted by Raphael and his workshop in the Vatican Loggias, the so-called Raphael Bible. It is signed with initials by the draughtsman and by the engraver.
Medium: Etching.
Artist / after: After Raphael Sanzio, Vatican Loggias.
Source: Engraved series of the Vatican Loggias, print 30.
Dimensions: Plate mark 8.7 x 12.0 in (22 x 30.6 cm).
Condition: Good condition. Clean paper, with wide margins and the full plate mark.