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The Sacrifice of Noah

Enameler Master K.I.P. French
Based on engraving by Marco Dente Italian
After a fresco in the Vatican logia by the Workshop of Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio or Santi) Italian
mid-16th century
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 544
The scene, illustrating an episode in the Old Testament book of Genesis (8:20), was based on an Italian engraving by Marco Dente
(d. 1527), taken in turn from a fresco in the Vatican Loggia, which was completed before 1519 by one of the painters in Raphael’s workshop.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: The Sacrifice of Noah
  • Enameler: Master K.I.P. (French, active mid-16th century)
  • Artist: Based on engraving by Marco Dente (Italian, Ravenna, active by 1515–died 1527 Rome)
  • Artist: After a fresco in the Vatican logia by the Workshop of Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio or Santi) (Italian, Urbino 1483–1520 Rome)
  • Date: mid-16th century
  • Culture: French, Limoges
  • Medium: Painted enamel on copper, partly gilt
  • Dimensions: 4 5/16 x 4 11/16 in. (11 x 11.9 cm)
  • Classification: Enamels
  • Credit Line: The Friedsam Collection, Bequest of Michael Friedsam, 1931
  • Object Number: 32.100.269a, b
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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