Moses receives the Tablets of the Law (after Raphael)
Nicolas Chaperon (Châteaudun 1612 - Lyon 1654/56)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
1649
Materials
Etching on paper
Measurements
300 x 330 mm
Place of origin
Rome
Order this imageCollection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 286592.6
Summary
Etching on paper, Moses receives the Tablets of the Law 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 No. '33' illustrating Exodus XXXI with Moses receiving the tablet.Inscribed: Dedit Dominus Moysi in monte Sinai duas tabulas testimonÿ Lapideas scriptas Digito Dei.
Marks and inscriptions
printed 'N.C.F' to right. (under image)
Makers and roles
Nicolas Chaperon (Châteaudun 1612 - Lyon 1654/56), engraver (printmaker)