The Blinding of Elymas

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Artist/Maker	Raphael (maker) Unknown
Place of origin	Great Britain (made)

A colour postcard after the Raphael Cartoon 'The Blinding of Elymas'. The image depicts an ornate interior with a marble tiled floor. In the centre of the image is a man seated on a throne wearing a laurel crown and surrounded by other men. Elymas is visible in the front right, his eyes are closed and his hands are reaching out in front to guide his way. St. Paul stands on the left pointing to the man on the throne with on hand, and holding a book in the other.

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Categories	Prints Postcards Christianity Religion
Object type	Print
Title	The Blinding of Elymas (generic title)
Materials and techniques	Colour offset lithography Paper Colour Offset Lithography
Brief description	Postcard, one of seven, depicting the Raphael Cartoons, 'The Blinding of Elymas', colour offset lithograph, ca. 1970-80
Physical description	A colour postcard after the Raphael Cartoon 'The Blinding of Elymas'. The image depicts an ornate interior with a marble tiled floor. In the centre of the image is a man seated on a throne wearing a laurel crown and surrounded by other men. Elymas is visible in the front right, his eyes are closed and his hands are reaching out in front to guide his way. St. Paul stands on the left pointing to the man on the throne with on hand, and holding a book in the other.
Dimensions	Height: 10.5cm Width: 14.8cm Dimensions taken from Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1996
Subjects depicted	Raphael Cartoons St. Paul
Literary reference	The Bible
Bibliographic reference	Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1996
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.78-1996

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Record created	April 20, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O225879/the-blinding-of-elymas-print-raphael/

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