The Two Sons of Noah

Artist Marcantonio Raimondi (Italian, born ca.1470 / 1482, died 1527 / 1534)

Datec. 1500-1534

MediumEngraving

DimensionsTrimmed to Platemark: 6 7/16 x 4 13/16 in. (16.4 x 12.2 cm)

Credit LinePurchased through the Hoehn Family Acquisition Fund

CultureItalian

Catalogue raisonnéBartsch XIV.345.464; Delaborde (1887) 194

Object numberPC2011.21.01

ClassificationsPrint Collection

DescriptionTwo men, the sons of Noah, stand-by-side against a blank background, a tree stump at the right corner. One wraps his arm around the other, gesturing to the distance. The nearer figure points his finger downward. Interestingly, at some point in the print's history, someone added loincloths in brown ink to modestly cover the two figures' nudity. The ink has now mostly faded and worn away, but the outline of the added garments and suggested rough texture of the cloth remain. Possibly engraved after Michelangelo's figures in the Sistine Chapel.

InterpretationsGift of Robert and Karen Hoehn

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