Jules BOILLY (Paris 1796 - 1874) - Lot 62

Jules BOILLY (Paris 1796 - 1874) Episodes from the Old Testament after Raphael Surrounding Moses after Michelangelo Paper mounted on curved cardboard 56.5 x 37.5 cm Inscribed in charcoal on reverse "Jules Boilly/1868/Les émaux d'après Raphael/La statue d'après Michelange"; recently inscribed in blue ink "Vente du 11/2 1926/n° 112/Boilly/Moïse d'après Michel Ange/et scènes bibliques d'après Raphael". The grisailles are repeats of Raphael's frescoes for the Julius II Lodges: God Separating Light from Darkness; Original Sin; The Flood; The Appearance of Three Angels to Abraham; Lot's Flight; Jacob and Rachel; Joseph Interpreting Pharaoh's Dreams; The Burning Bush; Joshua Stopping the Sun; David and Goliath; The Judgment of Solomon. Moses is a reworking of Michelangelo's sculpture for the tomb of Julius II.