God Promises Abraham His Descendants - Antique Etching after Raphael
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Antique original engraving after Raphael: Abraham, kneeling with his back turned and his arms open, gazes at the Eternal Father who, borne up by angels on a bank of clouds, points to the firmament and promises him a posterity as numerous as the stars of heaven.
Antique original engraving after Raphael: Abraham, kneeling with his back turned and his arms open, gazes at the Eternal Father who, borne up by angels on a bank of clouds, points to the firmament and promises him a posterity as numerous as the stars of heaven.
In the lower margin, the Latin caption Suspice Coelum, et numera stellas, si potes: Et dixit ei sic erit semen tuum. Gen. 15, 5, and the print number 14. The scene reproduces one of the paintings 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 14.
Dimensions: Plate mark 10.4 x 11.8 in (26.5 x 30 cm).
Condition: Good condition. Clean paper, with wide margins and the full plate mark.
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Antique original engraving after Raphael: Abraham, kneeling with his back turned and his arms open, gazes at the Eternal Father who, borne up by angels on a bank of clouds, points to the firmament and promises him a posterity as numerous as the stars of heaven.