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.
- Domenico Fetti
- Date:
- 1750-1759
- Reference:
- 2475534i
- 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
Contributors
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