Noah leaving the Ark
Maker
(engraver)
1510-1576
After
(artist)
1483-1520
1510-1576
After
(artist)
1483-1520
Title
Noah leaving the Ark
Date of Production
1544
Medium
medium : material : ink & support : material : paper
Dimensions
Height: 30 cm
Width: 38 cm
Width: 38 cm
Accession Number
G.1990.WL.140
Mode of Acquisition
Witt Library, transfer, 1990
Credit
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Copyright
Work in the public domain
Location
Not currently on display
Keywords
Label Text
Like images of Paradise, scenes of the Flood provided a perfect opportunity for artists to practise their animal drawing skills. In this engraving of Noah's Ark, however, the awkard creatures appear like those illustrated in popular sixteenth-century compendia. Based on a fresco designed by Raphael in the Vatican loggia, Bonasone's composition is greatly condensed, with exaggerated emphasis on clusters of fantastic animals, including strange flying griffins and dog-like beasts.
Provenance
Information not yet known or updated
Exhibition History
Captured on Paper, Animals in the Prints and Drawings Collection, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 20/06/2002-11/08/2002
Inscriptions
Inscription: inscription : printed : lower centre right of image & recto : on tablet : RAHF VRB / .I. VINTO / .1544.
Inscription: inscription : printed : lower centre right of image & recto : below tablet : .I. BONAHSO / F
Inscription: inscription : printed : lower centre right of image & recto : below tablet : .I. BONAHSO / F
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