Tapestries
Tapestries
RICHARD DALTON (C. 1715-91)
The Presentation in the Temple
c.1735-1781Etching with engraving | 41.5 x 45.0 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 853269
A print after the tapestry of ‘The Presentation in the Temple’, one from a twelve-piece set depicting scenes from the Life of Christ, traditionally known as the ‘Scuola Nuova’ (eleven of which survive today in the Vatican Museums). Lettered with title and artists' names.
Creator(s)
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Richard Dalton (c. 1715-91) (printmaker)
James II Basire (1769-1822) (printmaker)
After a work by the workshop of Raphael (Urbino 1483-Rome 1520) (designer)
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Richard Dalton (c. 1715-91) (designer)
41.5 x 45.0 cm (sheet of paper)
Christ presented in the Temple.
Added to the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1853-76)
Subject(s)
- Religion & Theology
- Religions and faiths
- Christianity
- Life of Christ
- Infancy of Christ
- Christ-Presentation in Temple (NOT Circumcision)
- Infancy of Christ
- Life of Christ
- Christianity
- Religions and faiths
- Religion & Theology
Bibliographic reference(s)
pp.236-41 (Tapestry in the Renaissance 2002 : Tapestry in the Renaissance. Art and Magnificence, ed. Thomas P. Campbell, The Metropolitan Museum of Art 2002)
