Old Testament subjects
Old Testament subjects
ADAMO GHISI (ACTIVE 1550-70)
A man frightened by the sun and the moon
c.1550-70Engraving | 15.6 x 10.1 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 850196
An engraving by Adamo Ghisi showing a naked man frightened at the sight of the moon and the sun at the same time. Signed by the printmaker with his monogram.
Creator(s)
Adamo Ghisi (active 1550-70) (engraver)
15.6 x 10.1 cm (sheet of paper)
15.4 x 9.9 cm (platemark)
Added to the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1853-76)
Subject(s)
- Natural Sciences & Mathematics
- Astronomy
- Solar system
- Sun
- Moon
- Crescent moon
- Solar system
- Astronomy
- Natural Sciences & Mathematics
