The Creation of the Animals (after Raphael)
Nicolas Chaperon (Châteaudun 1612 - Lyon 1654/56)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
1649
Materials
Etching on paper
Measurements
410 x 530 mm
Place of origin
Rome
Order this imageCollection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 286592.12
Summary
Etching on paper (hexagonal), The Creation of the Animals (after Raphael) by Nicholas Chaperon (Châteaudun 1612 - Lyon 1654/55), 1649. One of a series of 28 from the publication: Sacrae Historiae Acta a Raphael Urbin in Vaticanis xystis ad picturae miraculum expressa (Raphael's Bible) from the series of frescos painted by Raphael in the Logge, Vatican. Number '4', illustrating Genesis Chapter I showing God creating the animals in the world. Inscribed: Creauit omnem animam uiuentem Secundum speciem suam. Published by Pierre Mariette II (Paris 1634 - Paris 1716).
Marks and inscriptions
printed 'N.C.F' to right. (under image)
Makers and roles
Nicolas Chaperon (Châteaudun 1612 - Lyon 1654/56), engraver (printmaker) Pierre Mariette II (Paris 1634 - Paris 1716), engraver and publisher
References
Robert-Dumesnil 1835-71, A. P. F. Robert-Dumesnil, Le Peintre-Graveur Français, 11 vols, Paris, 1835-71, VI.219.6