Plate 11 .The Birth of Christ. From a series of twenty-two plates depicting the life of the Virgin.
after Nicolas Poussin (Les Andeleys, Normandy 1594 – Rome 1665)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
1715 - 1756
Materials
Ink on paper.
Measurements
325 x 223 mm
Collection
Saltram, Devon
NT 873018.4.76
Summary
(Folio 21, recto, lower print). From a series of twenty-two plates depicting the life of the Virgin. The Birth of Christ. Plate 11
Marks and inscriptions
''Ascendit autem et Joseph à Galilæa de civitate Nazareth in Judæam in civitatem David, Quæ vocatur Bethlehm: eò quod esset de domo, et familia David, ut profiteretur cum Maria desponsata sibi uxore pregnante. S. Luc. Cap. II S 4o, e 5e 'Nic. Poussin inv.', 'F. Polanzani sculp.', and two lines of Latin inscription.Nic. Poussin inv.', 'F. Polanzani sculp.', and two lines of Latin inscription.
Makers and roles
after Nicolas Poussin (Les Andeleys, Normandy 1594 – Rome 1665), creator Jacques Stella (Lyon 1596 - Paris 1657), creator Francesco Polanzani (1700-1783) , creator