880A

Samuel annoints David (1 Samuel 16:3)

Artist: Pietro Aquila (1560-1692)
Title: Samuel annoints David (1 Samuel 16:3)
Date: 1675
Medium: Etching and engraving. Plate 41 of the Imagines Veteris ac Novi Testamenti a Raphaele (The Bible of Raphael). After the fresco by Raffaello Sanzio (1483-1520) for the Loggie of the Vatican. Published by Giovanni Giacomo de Rossi (active in the 17th century) at the Calcografia Regia.
Photo Source: Victoria and Albert Museum Website
Item: 880A