Engraved on copper print signed Léopold Robin

Engraved print on copper signed léopold robin. Representation of the house of the tree of jesse in a french village in joigny. Circa: xixth. This house of the sixteenth century still exists, you can see it in the last photograph. Explanatory text about jessée's house on the website of the town hall: " built at the corner of rue gabriel cortel, it has a remarkable façade. The wooden studs reproduce the genealogy of christ as evoked in particular in the gospel of saint matthew: jesse, asleep, dreams of a tree springing from his body and on the branches appears the kinship of christ and at the top the virgin and the child jesus. This religious theme is very rarely exploited on a civil building; this house is one of only three houses in france with a tree of jesse." Entries: Joigny - tree of jesse. Signature: l. Robin. Engraved print on copper; intaglio printed on a hand press. Wooden frame. Traces of time. Do not hesitate to enlarge the descriptive photographs to see in more detail. Framework measures: Width: 26 cm / 10, 23 in. Height: 32 cm / 12, 59 in.

Ref. : B4QCXP7K