Paul Preaching at Athens

1707

Simon Gribelin II, after Raphael

Associated Names
Simon Gribelin II

Artist, English, 1661 - 1733

Raphael

Artist, Marchigian, 1483 - 1520

This is a drawing of a group of individuals gathered around a figure speaking on a raised platform. The scene depicts the figure, in a flowing robe, gesturing upwards as they address the assembled crowd, some of whom are seated while others stand. The gathering takes place against the backdrop of classical architecture, featuring columns and a domed structure. Details such as a guard with a spear standing near the crowd, and the various expressions and attentiveness of the listeners, add to the narrative depth of the scene. The artwork is framed with a decorative border.

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Provenance

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

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Inscriptions

recto: in plate, below image, at left: Paul Preaching at Athens / Acts Chap: 17: / Grave'd by Sim: Gribelin from the Carton of Raphael d'Urbin. / in the Royal Palace of Hampton Court in the Year 1707.; in plate, below image, at right: Paulus Praedicans in Areopago. / Act. Cap: XVII. / AEri incidit Sim: Gribelin ad Tabulam Raphael Urbin: in / Regia de Hampton Court asservatam. Ann: MDCCVII. / & excudit.; verso: none

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