Moses receiving the Tablets of the Law from God who descends from the heavens; from the series of 112 prints of the sacred history, after the painting by Mattia Preti
Pietro Monaco · ca. 1730–39
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Pietro Monaco's etching and engraving, titled "Moses receiving the Tablets of the Law from God who descends from the heavens," dates to approximately 1730–39. The print, measuring 19 3/4 in. × 14 in. (50.2 × 35.6 cm), is part of a series of 112 prints depicting sacred history and was created after a painting by Mattia Preti. The Metropolitan Museum of Art acquired the piece through the Rogers Fund in 1962.
Pietro Monaco was an Italian engraver (1707-1772). This work is classified under Prints in the Drawings and Prints Department of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. No information regarding the culture or specific provenance of this print is available in the provided data.
The print belongs to a larger series, with other pieces in the same collection, such as "Jael hammering a tent peg into the temple of the sleeping Sisera" and "Samson and Delilah" after Giovanni Battista Pittoni, and "Christ on a balcony surrounded by guards" also after Mattia Preti, all dated circa 1730–39. Other comparable holdings by Monaco from the same period include "Noli me tangere" and "Jacob wrestling the angel."
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The Intercession of Christ and the Virgin
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Jacob wrestling the angel
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Samson and Delilah seated on a bed, Samson tearing apart the ropes binding his hands as soldiers look on from behind a curtain; from the series of 112 prints of the sacred history, after the painting by Giovanni Battista Pittoni
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The flight into Egypt, with the Holy Family in a boat
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Christ on a balcony surrounded by guards, Pilate stands to the right gesturing toward him; from the series of 112 prints of the sacred history, after the painting by Mattia Preti
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