Raymond de la Fage (French, 1650-1684), Moses and the Brazen Serpent, pencil and ink on linen paper, 52.5X43.5 cm, signed. French artist Raymond de la Fage is known mainly for his drawings. He traveled to Rome in 1679-80 and was strongly inspired by Italian artists, primarily Michelangelo Buonarroti This drawing, of Moses and the brazen serpent is a demonstrative example. In this drawing, as in other biblical and mythological scenes, the artist accentuates the anatomic precision in the description of the figures. Exhibitions: Old Testament - Old Masters: The Bible in 16th to 19th Century Art (Curator: Doron Lurie), August 2005 - April 2006, catalogue pp. 155-156 (illustrated) Bibliography: Anthony Blunt, The French Drawings in the Collection of His Majesty the King of Windsor Castle, Phaidon Press, London, 1945, pp. 28-29. (Two drawings from the Exodus series, of the same dimensions are discussed in this book: 1. The Israelites Crossing the Red Sea 2. The Israelites Collecting the Manna)
Raymond de la Fage (French, 1650-1684), Moses and the Brazen Serpent, pencil and ink on linen paper, 52.5X43.5 cm, signed. French artist Raymond de la Fage is known mainly for his drawings. He traveled to Rome in 1679-80 and was strongly inspired by Italian artists, primarily Michelangelo Buonarroti This drawing, of Moses and the brazen serpent is a demonstrative example. In this drawing, as in other biblical and mythological scenes, the artist accentuates the anatomic precision in the description of the figures. Exhibitions: Old Testament - Old Masters: The Bible in 16th to 19th Century Art (Curator: Doron Lurie), August 2005 - April 2006, catalogue pp. 155-156 (illustrated) Bibliography: Anthony Blunt, The French Drawings in the Collection of His Majesty the King of Windsor Castle, Phaidon Press, London, 1945, pp. 28-29. (Two drawings from the Exodus series, of the same dimensions are discussed in this book: 1. The Israelites Crossing the Red Sea 2. The Israelites Collecting the Manna)
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