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After a work attributed to Giovanni Francesco Penni (1496-c. 1536)

Moses presents the Tablets of the Law c.1853-76

Albumen print | 20.7 x 28.0 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 853560

Moses presents the Tablets of the Law

After a work attributed to Giovanni Francesco Penni (1496-c. 1536)

Moses presents the Tablets of the Law c.1853-76

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Description

A photograph of a drawing in the Royal Collection (RCIN 990414) which is considered a copy after a lost drawing attributed to Giovanni Francesco Penni for the fresco Moses presents the Tablets of the Law painted by the workshop of Raphael (c.1517-19) in the vault of the ninth bay of the Raphael Loggia in the Vatican.

Provenance

Acquired for the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1853-76)
People involved

Creator(s)

After a work attributed to
Search the collection Giovanni Francesco Penni (1496-c. 1536)
(artist)

Subject(s)

Search the collection Moses(OT)
Physical properties

Medium and techniques

Albumen print

albumen print

Measurements

20.7 x 28.0 cm (sheet of paper)

Markings

annotation: Bottom / 156; T156 [verso, centre; bottom left, in ink]
Groupings
Category
Photographs
Object type(s)
visual works
photographs
Subject(s)
Religion & Theology
Religions and faiths
Christianity
Bible & Holy Scripture
Old Testament
References

Other number(s)

Ruland : Ruland, C., 1876. The Works of Raphael Santi da Urbino as represented in the Raphael Collection in the Royal Library at Windsor Castle, formed by the Prince Consort, 1853-1861 and completed by Her Majesty Queen Victoria, Weimar – Ruland p.222 B.XXXVI.6

Bibliographic reference(s)

P&W : Popham, A.E. & Wilde, J., 1949. The Italian Drawings of the XV and XVI Centuries in the Collection of His Majesty The King at Windsor Castle, London p.321, no.849

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