The Prophets Hosea and Jonah

Louis-Felix de La Rue after Raphael

Associated Names
Louis-Felix de La Rue

Artist, French, 1731 - 1765

Raphael

Artist After, Marchigian, 1483 - 1520

The image shows three figures, two men and one angel, standing from head to toe. The first man on the left is holding a rectangular tablet and is slightly turned to the side. He has curly hair, a long beard, and detailed facial features. The second figure, an angel behind the men, has short, curly hair and raised arm. The third figure is seated on the right, leaning against a large tablet, with curly hair and a beard, and wearing a hooded robe. The background is simple, drawing focus to the figures.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and black ink and gray wash over graphite on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of John O'Brien

  • Dimensions

    overall: 27 x 18.7 cm (10 5/8 x 7 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1990.131.2

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

2012

  • Bober, Jonathan. "Sull'attribuzione a Caravaggio dei disegni del Castello Sforzesco," in Simone Peterzano, ca. 1535-1599, e i disegni del Castello Sforzesco. Franceesca Rossi, ed. Milan, 2012: 67 (fig. 3), 68.

Inscriptions

upper left verso in graphite: [illegible] / coll: Mesdag; center verso in graphite: 3 2; lower left verso in pen and brown ink: La rue

Wikidata ID

Q64594015

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