Moses parting the Red Sea as the Pharoah's army drowns, after Raphael's Stanza di Eliodoro, from a series of 15 plates, depicting Raphael's works for the Vatican stanze and the Sistine Chapel tapestries 1650 - 1670

This etching, "Moses parting the Red Sea as the Pharoah's army drowns, after Raphael's Stanza di Eliodoro," is one of 15 plates created by Pietro Santi Bartoli between 1650 and 1670. It depicts a scene from the Old Testament where Moses parts the Red Sea, allowing the Israelites to escape while the pursuing Egyptian army is engulfed by the returning waters. The scene is based on Raphael's fresco in the Vatican's Stanza di Eliodoro, highlighting the artist's ability to translate Renaissance paintings into a print format. The print is notable for its detailed rendering of figures and its dramatic composition, capturing the awe and terror of the biblical event. The print is currently in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.