The Death of Ananias (after Raphael)
studio of Daniel Mytens the elder (Delft c.1590 – The Hague 1648)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1610 - 1645 (before)
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
1030 x 1600 mm
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Knole, Kent
NT 129943
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, The Death of Ananias (after Raphael), possibly studio of Daniel Mytens the elder (Delft c.1590 – The Hague 1648). One of a set of six copies of Raphael's cartoons (originals in the Royal Collection displayed in the Victoria and Albert Museum). The early Christians under guidance of the apostles, sold their possessions and the proceeds were distributed according to each man's needs. Ananias with Sapphira his wife sold their land but kept back part of the price. They laid the remainder at the feet of St Peter, but Peter said ' why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep back part of the price of the land. Thou has not lied unto men, but unto God.' Ananias on hearing this fell down dead.
Provenance
Given by King Charles I to Lionel Cranfield, 1st Earl of Middlesex; brought from Copt to Knole in 1701; given to the National Trust by Major-General Sir Charles Sackville-West, 4th Lord Sackville (1870 – 1962) in 1946
Credit line
Knole, The Sackville Collection (National Trust)
Makers and roles
studio of Daniel Mytens the elder (Delft c.1590 – The Hague 1648), artist after Raphael (Urbino 1483 – Rome 1520), artist