Angels appear to Abraham Apparuerunt ei tres viri, et cucurrit Abraham de ostio Tabernaculi sui, et adoravit in Terram

by Raphael. Raffaello Sanzio d'Urbino

$1,500 · Offered by Donald A. Heald Rare Books · No longer available

A stunning plate from Logge di Rafaele nel Vaticano : with contemporary colouring of the highest quality from the golden age of the hand-coloured print. The scene in the main panel shows the three angels that appeared to Abraham and told him that he and his wife Sarah will have a son. A very fine image from the second part of a work titled Loggie di Rafaele nel Vaticano depicting the decorative work executed by Raphael and his assistants between 1518-1519 in the Vatican.

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