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This is a drawing of a large tree with figures seated on its branches and an entrance at its base. This monochrome ink drawing depicts a massive tree with detailed bark and an entrance hollowed out at its base. Various figures can be seen, including a group standing at the base of the tree. The foliage is lush and meticulously illustrated, enhancing the ancient and mythical atmosphere of the artwork.
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This is a drawing of a large tree with figures seated on its branches and an entrance at its base. This monochrome ink drawing depicts a massive tree with detailed bark and an entrance hollowed out at its base. Various figures can be seen, including a group standing at the base of the tree. The foliage is lush and meticulously illustrated, enhancing the ancient and mythical atmosphere of the artwork.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Apparition of the Virgin in the Beech Tree (Faggio dell'apparizione della Vergine) [plate P]

Jacopo Ligozzi (artist), Raffaello Schiaminossi (etcher), Lino Moroni (author)

Date
1612
Medium
etching
Dimensions
book: 43.3 × 30 × 1.8 cm (17 1/16 × 11 13/16 × 11/16 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
2013.67.9.16
Credit line
Acquisition funded by a grant from The B.H. Breslauer Foundation, 2013
Time span
1601 to 1650
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Portfolio and series

Volume
Descrizione del Sacro Monte della Vernia

Subjects and terms

  • saints
  • religious
  • engraving
  • Francis of Assisi
Provenance

Arthur and Charlotte Vershbow, Boston; (sale, Christie's New York, 20 June 2013, no. 621); purchased 2013 by NGA.

NGA object ID 206717. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.