The Sacrifice of Noah

Master K.I.P.|Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio or Santi)|Marco Dente

mid-16th century · Painted enamel on copper, partly gilt · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

The scene, illustrating an episode in the Old Testament book of Genesis (8:20), was based on an Italian engraving by Marco Dente (d. 1527), taken in turn from a fresco in the Vatican Loggia, which was completed before 1519 by one of the painters in Raphael’s workshop.

Artist

Master K.I.P.|Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio or Santi)|Marco Dente

Date

mid-16th century

Medium

Painted enamel on copper, partly gilt

Culture

French, Limoges

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Credit line

The Friedsam Collection, Bequest of Michael Friedsam, 1931