God, carried by three putti, appears before Noah, who kneels and clasps his hands
after Raphael (Urbino 1483 – Rome 1520)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
1717
Materials
Ink on paper.
Measurements
289 x 431 mm
Collection
Saltram, Devon
NT 873018.8.99
Caption
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_V-4-27
Summary
(Folio 41, recto) God, carried by three putti, appears before Noah, who kneels and clasps his hands; beyond, his wife and children standing in a doorway; detail from the ceiling of the stanza d'Eliodoro designed by Raphael.
Marks and inscriptions
Bottom: Lettered within image with production detail: 'Raphael Sanctius Urbinas invenit et pinxit in Vaticano' and 'Joannes Alexander delin.t et sculp.t Romae A. D. 1717', and alongside the bottom a quote from the Bible (Gen. XII, 1-2).
Makers and roles
after Raphael (Urbino 1483 – Rome 1520), creator John Alexander (Aberdeen 1686 - c.1766), creator