Right centre section of 'Pharoah's army submerged in the Red Sea' depicting the sea and some land

Publisher Domenico dalle Greche Italian
Publisher Bernardino Benalio Italian
[published 1549]
Not on view
This print, made from twelve separate blocks, is Titian's largest woodcut design. The print, according ot Erica Tietze-Conrat, was listed in Benalio's' petition as "la submersione di pharaone." Therefore, it most likely dates to about 1515. This edition was published by Domenico dalle Greche in 1549.

This print is from a scrapbook (album) containing woodcuts and chiaroscuro prints. It was presumably taken apart when it was acquired by The Met in 1922. On the front page of the volume there appeared a statement that this collection was made by the poet Samuel Rogers (1763-1855) and then bought by Angela Coutts (1816-1906) in memory of him at the sale of the collection at his house (28 April – 20 May, 1856). #1615a Rogers Sale. #146 Burdett Coutts Sale (Sotheby’s, May 1922). The prints from the original album have the range 22.73.3-1–22.73.3-161.

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Object Information
  • Title: Right centre section of 'Pharoah's army submerged in the Red Sea' depicting the sea and some land
  • Artist: After Titian (Tiziano Vecellio) (Italian, Pieve di Cadore ca. 1485/90?–1576 Venice)
  • Publisher: Domenico dalle Greche (Italian, active 1543–58)
  • Publisher: Bernardino Benalio (Italian, active Venice 1490–1529)
  • Date: [published 1549]
  • Medium: Woodcut
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 15 1/4 × 10 13/16 in. (38.8 × 27.5 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1922
  • Object Number: 22.73.3-138
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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