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The Christ of the Apocalypse appears to Abraham, Eve, Adam, Moses and David (Frontispiece to Figures from the Bible, 1728) - B. Picart

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Date :
1719
Type of image :
Gravure sur cuivre
PET FOL-RA-51
Signed work
Work dated

Description

Abraham on the left has his knife raised to sacrifice Isaac; Eve and Adam hide their nakedness with vine leaves; Moses on the right leans on the tablets of the law; David in the background plays the harp.

History :
  1. Signed and dated lower left "B. Picart invenit et fecit 1719".
    Bottom center in cartouche "FIGURES | DE LA BIBLE | à la Haye | chez Pierre de Hondt | MDCCXXVIII".

Technical Data

Notice #024693

Image HD

Image editing :
Image web
Image Origin :
Bibliothèque numérique Gallica, Bibliothèque nationale de France (https://gallica.bnf.fr)