Moses rescued from the Nile by Pharaoh's daughter and female attendants, two of whom lift his craddle onto the banks of the river; a walled city appears in the distance on the left
Artwork Details
- Title: Moses rescued from the Nile by Pharaoh's daughter and female attendants, two of whom lift his craddle onto the banks of the river; a walled city appears in the distance on the left
- Artist: After Pietro da Cortona (Pietro Berrettini) (Italian, Cortona 1596–1669 Rome)
- Published in: London
- Date: after 1596
- Medium: Engraving and etching
- Dimensions: Sheet (Trimmed): 10 7/8 × 13 5/8 in. (27.6 × 34.6 cm)
- Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951
- Object Number: 51.501.4392
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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Pietro da Cortona (Pietro Berrettini) (Italian, Cortona 1596–1669 Rome)
17th century
ca. 1680–91
After the frescoed ceiling by Pietro da Cortona (Pietro Berrettini) (Italian, Cortona 1596–1669 Rome) in the Palazzo Barberini, Rome
ca. 1648–77
After Pietro da Cortona (Pietro Berrettini) (Italian, Cortona 1596–1669 Rome)
1596–1669
ca. 1690–1740
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