print
- Museum number
- 1860,0414.127
- Description
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The navicella; Christ walking on water at right, the apostles in a boat at left, after Giotto
Woodcut with light brown colouring added by hand
- Production date
- 1550-1600 (circa)
- Dimensions
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Height: 245 millimetres
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Width: 357 millimetres
- Curator's comments
- Probably adapted from the engraving by Beatrizet, B.XV.246.16.
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1860
- Acquisition notes
- The 255 woodcuts came from a group of 500 that was offered by Colnaghi for £500 (see Carpenter's report dated 21 March 1860). According to the register these came from the collection of William Russell. Carpenter proposed making a selection of those that the BM lacked; this was first declined by Colnaghi's, but was later accepted (see his later report dated 11 April). The final selection of 255 prints cost 300 guineas. Nos.312 to 327 were Japanese colour prints - almost the earliest to enter the BM collection.
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 1860,0414.127
