Et vidi alium angelum fortem... (The Angel of the Apocalypse Appearing to Saint John)

1809/1810

Luigi Sabatelli I

Associated Names
Luigi Sabatelli I

Artist, Italian, 1772 - 1850

This is a drawing of a large, majestic winged figure emerging from clouds with a kneeling bearded figure extending a hand towards the first figure. The central figure is depicted with well-defined musculature and expansive wings, and the scene is set among dramatic clouds. At the lower right, the kneeling figure, dressed in draped garments, looks up with its hands clasped. The extensive use of shading and line work adds texture and volume, creating a dramatic interplay of light and shadow throughout the piece.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Anonymous in memory of Gaillard Ravenel

  • Dimensions

    plate: 63.6 × 45.7 cm (25 1/16 × 18 in.)
    sheet: 71.7 × 52.7 cm (28 1/4 × 20 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2016.177.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Le Blanc 1854-1888: undesc.

  • Series Title

    The Apocalypse

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Private collection; gift to NGA, 2016.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1854

  • Le Blanc, Charles. _Manuel de l'amateur d'estampes, contenant le dictionnaire des graveurs de toutes les nations, dans lequel sont decrites les estampes rares, precieuses et interessantes avec l'indication de leurs differents etats et des prix auxquels: undesc.

1978

  • Paolozzi Strozz, Beatrice. Luigi Sabatelli: Disegni e Incisioni. Florence, 1978: no. 67.

Inscriptions

lower right in plate: Luigi Sabatellil inv. ed inc. Milan; lower center in plate: Et vidi alium angelum fortem... / ... Et abii ad Angelum, ut claret mihi librum. Apoc. L.X.

Wikidata ID

Q77258754

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