God separating Light from Darkness (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 286592.24
Summary
Etching on paper (hexagonal), God separating Light from Darkness 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. Plate numbered 2 illustrating Genesis Chapter 1 showing God creating the elements. Inscribed: Diuifit lucem a tenebris, appellauitg.lucem diem, & Tenebras noctem.
Marks and inscriptions
printed 'N.C.F' to right. (under image)
Makers and roles
Nicolas Chaperon (Châteaudun 1612 - Lyon 1654/56), engraver (printmaker)
References
Robert-Dumesnil 1835-71, A. P. F. Robert-Dumesnil, Le Peintre-Graveur Français, 11 vols, Paris, 1835-71, VI.218.4