The Gathering of Manna

before 1706

Etienne Gantrel

Associated Names
Etienne Gantrel
Printmaker, French, 1646 - 1706
Nicolas Poussin
Artist, French, 1594 - 1665
This is an illustration of a group of individuals in a landscape featuring rocks and trees. The people are engaged in different activities and interactions. In the background, there are tent-like structures near mountains. The sky has textured clouds, adding drama to the scene. The ground shows people in different postures and expressions, creating a sense of movement and storytelling.

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Provenance

Philip Conisbee and Faya Causey, Washington, DC, purchased in London before 1986; gift to NGA, 2024

Associated Names

Inscriptions

recto: in plate, in image, at lower center: Poussin Pinxit Gantrel C. P. Regis; at bottom right in brown ink in eighteenth-century hand: [paraph] / 17.; verso: at lower left in graphite in later hand: [indecipherable] "chez J. Mariette," / [indecipherable _ " _ _ " _ [indecipherable]

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