Plate 3: God Addressing Noah and his Sons, from Genesis Chapter 3, after a lost fresco in the basamento of Bay 13 of the Vatican Loggia
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet: 3 9/16 × 9 7/16 in. (9.1 × 24 cm) Plate: 3 3/8 × 9 1/8 in. (8.6 × 23.2 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Harry G. Friedman, 1959
Accession Number
59.644.8(78)
Art Historical Context
Behold *Plate 3: God Noah and his Sons*, exquisite etching that captures a pivotal biblical moment from Genesis—God blessing Noah and his family after the flood. This print reproduces a now-lost fresco by the Renaissance genius Raphael (Raffaellozio da Urbino), originally painted in the basamento ( section) of Bay 13 in the Vatican Loggia around 1518–19. Raphael's Loggia frescoes, a pinnacle of High Renaissance art, blend classical harmony, vibrant narratives, and profound religious symbolism, adorning Pope Leo X's private walkway with scenes from the Old Testament. Crafted between 1650 and 1...
About the Artist
Pietro Santi Bartoli|Giovanni Giacomo De Rossi|Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio or Santi) · 1615–1700
Pietro Santi Bartoli, born in Perugia in 1635, emerged as a pivotal figure in the Roman antiquarian revival of the late seventeenth century. Relocating to Rome as a youth, he initially pursued painting, studying under the French artist Jean Lemaire—known as "Le Petit Lemaire"—and later under the esteemed Nicolas Poussin, whose classical rigor profoundly shaped his early approach. Though traces of ...