Moses Striking the Rock

1687

Claudine Bouzonnet-Stella, after Nicolas Poussin

Associated Names
Claudine Bouzonnet-Stella

Artist/publisher, French, 1636 - 1697

Nicolas Poussin

Artist After, French, 1594 - 1665

This is a drawing of several figures surrounding a rocky outcrop. The drawing shows individuals gathered around, with some gesturing towards the rocky outcrop. The central figure is holding a staff towards the rock, while others display reactions of awe, desperation, or pleading. The composition features flowing garments and a sense of movement, with some figures lying on the ground and others interacting energetically. The detailed rendering of the rocky backdrop and expressive postures of the figures contribute to the dramatic narrative of the scene.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and engraving printed on two sheets of laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    image: 50 × 75.7 cm (19 11/16 × 29 13/16 in.)
    plate: 54 × 78.5 cm (21 1/4 × 30 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 55.4 × 79.4 cm (21 13/16 × 31 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2022.111.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Wildenstein 1955, no. 19

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Alexandre-Pierre-Francois Robert-Dumesnil [1778-1864], Periers, France, (Lugt 2199/2200). Franz Gawet [1762 or 1765-1847], Vienna, (Lugt 1069). (James A. Bergquist, Newton Centre, MA).

Associated Names

Bibliography

1955

  • Wildenstein, Georges. Les Graveurs de Poussin au XVIIe siècle. Paris, 1955: no. 19.

Inscriptions

recto: in plate, in image, at lower center: N. Poussin pinxit, et Musaeo Anth.ij Stella parisijs; in plate, in image, at lower right: Claudia Stella Sculp et excudit Cum privil. Regis 1687; in graphite, in later hand, at bottom left: 1 état (rare); verso: at upper left, in later hand, in black ink: F. Gawet 1825 (Lugt 1069)

Markings

none

Watermarks

two-headed eagle surmounted by a fleur-de-lys (left sheet); B heart COLOMBE (right sheet)

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