Moses before the burning bush, detail from the ceiling of the stanza d'Eliodoro designed by Raphael
after Raphael (Urbino 1483 – Rome 1520)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
1717
Materials
Ink on paper.
Measurements
284 x 472 mm
Collection
Saltram, Devon
NT 873018.8.101
Caption
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_V-4-43
Summary
(Folio 43, recto) Moses before the burning bush, detail from the ceiling of the stanza d'Eliodoro designed by Raphael: Moses kneeling on the left and sheltering his eyes as God, surrounded by angels and cherubic heads, appears amidst the burning bush.
Marks and inscriptions
Within image: Lettered within image with production detail: 'Raphael Sanctius Urbinas invenit et pinxit in Vaticano' and 'Joannes Alex.r delin. et sculp. Romae A. D. 1717', and alongside the bottom a quote from the Bible (Gen. III,3)
Makers and roles
after Raphael (Urbino 1483 – Rome 1520), creator John Alexander (Aberdeen 1686 - c.1766), creator