Pentecost

1520/1539

Gian Jacopo Caraglio, after Raphael

Associated Names
Gian Jacopo Caraglio

Artist, Italian, c. 1500 - 1565

Antonio Lafreri

Publisher, Italian, 1512 - 1577

Raphael

Artist After, Marchigian, 1483 - 1520

The image displays a group of individuals seated in a semi-circle. They have varied appearances and are wearing flowing robes. One central figure, a woman, has her eyes closed and head covered. Some individuals are gesturing or looking upwards. Above some of them are flame-like symbols. In the upper part of the image, a dove emits rays of light, illuminating the scene. The background features radiating lines extending from the dove. A Latin inscription, "INDVIMINI: VIRTVTE, EXALTO," is at the bottom, accompanied by artistic signatures in the bottom left corner.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving and etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 25.8 × 36.6 cm (10 3/16 × 14 7/16 in.)
    sheet: 26.8 × 37.8 cm (10 9/16 × 14 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2016.139.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bartsch 1802-1821: no. 6

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

William Sharp, Manchester [mid 19th century] (Lugt 2650). (James A. Bergquist, Newton Centre, MA); purchased 2016 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1802

  • Bartsch, Adam. Le peintre graveur. 21 vols. Vienna, 1802-1821: Adam. Le peintre graveur. 21 vols. Vienna: J.V. Degen, 1802-1821: no. 6

Inscriptions

lower center in plate: INDVIMINI: VIRTVTE, EXALTO; lower left in plate: Raphael de urbino. invent. Ant. Lafrery; by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: A

Watermarks

paschal lamb in a single circle

Wikidata ID

Q77112638

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