The Prophet Joel
early 1570s
Artist, Italian, 1520 - 1582

Artwork overview
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Medium
engraving on laid paper
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
plate: 56 x 41.6 cm (22 1/16 x 16 3/8 in.)
overall: 59.2 x 43.4 cm (23 5/16 x 17 1/16 in.) -
Accession
1985.57.5
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Catalogue Raisonné
Boorsch/Lewis 1985, no. 44, State iv/v
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Earl Spencer (Lugt Supp.2341a)
Associated Names
Bibliography
1802
Bartsch, Adam. Le peintre graveur. 21 vols. Vienna, 1802-1821: Adam. Le peintre graveur. 21 vols. Vienna: J.V. Degen, 1802-1821.
1985
Boorsch, Suzanne and Michal and R.E. Lewis. The Engravings of Giorgio Ghisi. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1985.
Inscriptions
center in plate on tablet below Joel's feet: IOEL; Ghisi's monogram and false date, lower center in plate on sphere below standing figure: .G.MF.1540 / Nic.o uan aelst for.
Watermarks
present but not identified
Wikidata ID
Q74069587