The Death of Ananias
Print
1840s (made)
1840s (made)
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This embossed image represents the moment when Ananias is struck down and dies after lying to Saint Peter about the proportion of earnings he is giving to the Church.
This image is in the same direction as the cartoon from which it is derived. The so-called Raphael Cartoons are seven full size designs for tapestries by the great Italian Renaissance artist Raphael (1483-1520). They illustrate passages from the Bible concerning the lives of Saint Peter and Saint Paul. None of them is smaller than ten feet high by thirteen feet wide. They belong to Her Majesty the Queen and have been on loan to this museum since 1865. The earliest print relating to the Raphael Cartoons dates from 1516, the year in which Raphael received final payment for the commission. It inaugurates an extraordinary case study in the history of printmaking, stretching over more than four hundred and fifty years and across a wide range of printmaking techniques.
This image is in the same direction as the cartoon from which it is derived. The so-called Raphael Cartoons are seven full size designs for tapestries by the great Italian Renaissance artist Raphael (1483-1520). They illustrate passages from the Bible concerning the lives of Saint Peter and Saint Paul. None of them is smaller than ten feet high by thirteen feet wide. They belong to Her Majesty the Queen and have been on loan to this museum since 1865. The earliest print relating to the Raphael Cartoons dates from 1516, the year in which Raphael received final payment for the commission. It inaugurates an extraordinary case study in the history of printmaking, stretching over more than four hundred and fifty years and across a wide range of printmaking techniques.
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| Materials and techniques | blind embossing and cameo embossing |
| Brief description | Embossed paper tableau from the Raphael Cartoons - Death of Ananias; maker Dobbs Bailey & Co., London; British, 1840s. |
| Physical description | Embossed paper tableau based on one of the Raphael Cartoons, consisting of a low relief image in white of the cartoon, surrounded by a border, with stylized floral decoration in white against grey. Ananias lies on the ground centre right of the foreground. To the left a man and woman react in horror. On a raised platform in the centre background a group of men stand, Saint Peter in the middle passing judgement on Ananias. The background is faint but shows groups of people and a couple leaving via steps at the back to the left. This image is in the same direction as the cartoon from which it is derived. |
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| Literary reference | Bible, Acts, 5, verses 3 & 5 |
| Summary | This embossed image represents the moment when Ananias is struck down and dies after lying to Saint Peter about the proportion of earnings he is giving to the Church. This image is in the same direction as the cartoon from which it is derived. The so-called Raphael Cartoons are seven full size designs for tapestries by the great Italian Renaissance artist Raphael (1483-1520). They illustrate passages from the Bible concerning the lives of Saint Peter and Saint Paul. None of them is smaller than ten feet high by thirteen feet wide. They belong to Her Majesty the Queen and have been on loan to this museum since 1865. The earliest print relating to the Raphael Cartoons dates from 1516, the year in which Raphael received final payment for the commission. It inaugurates an extraordinary case study in the history of printmaking, stretching over more than four hundred and fifty years and across a wide range of printmaking techniques. |
| Associated object | ROYAL LOANS.5 (Source) |
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| Other number | No. 1807 - Manufacturer's number |
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| Accession number | E.833-1996 |
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| Record created | April 20, 2009 |
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