Vatican Frescoes
Vatican Frescoes
ANTONIO SUNTACH (1744-1828)
The Disembarkation from the Ark
c.1764-1818Engraving | 19.9 x 24.3 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 853401
A print after the fresco of 'The Disembarkation from the Ark' painted by the workshop of Raphael (c.1517-19) in the vault of the third bay of the Raphael Loggia in the Vatican. Lettered with attribution of the design to Raphael, printmaker's name and Bible quote in Latin (Genesis VIII). All sides have been trimmed. Not in Ruland (1876).
Creator(s)
Antonio Suntach (1744-1828) (printmaker)
After a work by the workshop of Raphael (Urbino 1483-Rome 1520) (artist)
19.9 x 24.3 cm (sheet of paper)
REVERSAE SUNT AQUAE DE TERRA EGRESSUS EST ERGO NOE / FILII EJUS ET UXORES ET OMNES SPECIES ANIMANTIUM / GEN. VIII
- Added to the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (after 1876)
Subject(s)
- Religion & Theology
- Religions and faiths
- Christianity
- Bible & Holy Scripture
- Old Testament
- Bible & Holy Scripture
- Christianity
- Religions and faiths
- Religion & Theology
Bibliographic reference(s)
fig.33 (Davidson 1985 : Davidson, Bernice F. Raphael's Bible. A Study of the Vatican Logge, 1985)
pl.109, p.149 (Dacos 2008: Dacos, N., The Loggia of Raphael: A Vatican Art Treasure, 2008)
