Transfiguration of Christ on the mount, 17th century engraving (photographed between 1920-1939)

Item Overview

Title

Transfiguration of Christ on the mount, 17th century engraving (photographed between 1920-1939)

Date Created

[between 1920-1939]

Date

1920/1939

Publisher

Los Angeles Times

Language

Greek, Modern (1453-)
English
German
Dutch
French
Latin

Collection

Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Notes

Description

The artist who created the design is Bernard Picart, a French draughtsman, engraver and book illustrator in Amsterdam, and the artist who created the print is Abraham de Blois, a Dutch engraver. The print contains titles of the subject in 6 languages: Greek, English, German, Latin French and Dutch. The biblical verse is identified on the print as Matthew XVII.
Engraved print possibly from a Hebrew Bible and New Testament published in The Hague in 1728.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: Bible scenes.
Artist identifications: Picart delin. [lower left corner]; Blois sculp [lower right corner]

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph

Medium

b&w glass negative

Keywords

Genre

engravings (prints)
glass plate negatives
picture Bibles
news photographs

Names

Blois, Abraham de, active 1679-1720
Picart, Bernard, 1673-1733

Resource type

still image