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Abraham Receiving the Angels

before 1749
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Abraham Receiving the Angels
  • Artist: Anton Maria Zanetti the Elder (Italian, Venice 1680–1767 Venice)
  • Artist: After Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio or Santi) (Italian, Urbino 1483–1520 Rome)
  • Date: before 1749
  • Medium: Chiaroscuro woodcut printed from four blocks in tan and blue inks
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 8 3/4 × 10 15/16 in. (22.3 × 27.8 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1928
  • Object Number: 28.15.16
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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