The parable of the lost coin: a woman lights a lamp and turns her house upside down in search of a lost coin. Engraving by G. Camerata, 175-, after D. Fetti.
- Fetti, Domenico, approximately 1589-1623.
- Date:
- 1750-1759
- Reference:
- 2475534i
- Part of:
- Recueil d'estampes d'apres les plus célèbres tableaux de la Galerie Royale de Dresde
- Pictures
About this work
Description
Bible, New Testament, Luke 15. The woman bends down to pick up a lighted oil lamp, casting a large shadow. A stool and a basket are overturned. The linen chest has been opened and ransacked. The coin is hidden in a broken crack between the paving tiles
Publication/Creation
1750-1759
Physical description
1 print : line engraving, with etching ; platemark 41 x 29.6 cm
Lettering
Quadro di Domenico Feti di Mantova cavato dalla Galleria Reale di Dresda. ... Tableau de Dominique Feti de Manntoue de la Galerie Royale de Dresde ... J. Camerata del: et sculps.
Bears number: 29
Reference
Wellcome Collection 2475534i
Reproduction note
After: a painting by Domenico Fetti in Dresden
Type/Technique
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores