God the Father and the Prophet Joel
1761
Artists
Description
At the top of the page is God the Father creating the sun and moon, copied from Michelangelo's fresco in the Sistine Chapel; at the bottom of the page is the Prophet Joel, also copied from the frescoes of the Sistine Chapel.
Dimensions
29.5 x 20.6 cm (11 5/8 x 8 1/8 in.)
Provenance
René Gimpel, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1928, inv. no. 1928.152
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