Moses Rescued from the Nile

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Moses Rescued from the Nile

c. 1655 (later edition)

Bartolommeo Biscaino (Italian, 1632–1657) Published by Daman (French or Italian, active 1640s–1650s)

The tonal areas in this print, especially striking in the foliage at the lower left, seem to be composed mostly of gray, dropletlike marks. While it is difficult to determine whether they were made deliberately or appeared accidently during the etching process, Biscaino took advantage of them, burnishing them away for the highlights (as seen in the woman's arm in the foreground) and leaving them in shadows.

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Object Details

Titles:

Moses Rescued from the Nile

Date:

c. 1655 (later edition)

Artists:

Bartolommeo Biscaino (Italian, 1632–1657) Published by Daman (French or Italian, active 1640s–1650s)

Medium:

Etching, possibly with chemical tone

Dimensions:

Sheet: 7 1/4 x 9 1/4 inches (18.4 x 23.5 cm)

Classification:

Prints

Credit Line:

The Muriel and Philip Berman Gift, acquired from the John S. Phillips bequest of 1876 to the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, with funds contributed by Muriel and Philip Berman, gifts (by exchange) of Lisa Norris Elkins, Bryant W. Langston, Samuel S. White 3rd and Vera White, with additional funds contributed by John Howard McFadden, Jr., Thomas Skelton Harrison, and the Philip H. and A.S.W. Rosenbach Foundation, 1985

Accession Number:

1985-52-27716

Geography:

Made in Genoa, Italy, Europe

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