Buy Engraving H.Pisan,

- Beautiful engraving by Héliodore Pisan, based on one of the representations of "Moses descends from Mount Sinai" by Gustave Doré, from the Holy Bible Illustrations collection.
- "And it came to pass, when Moses went down from Mount Sinai with the two tables of the testimony in his hand, as he came down from the mountain, that Moses knew not that the skin of his face shone, because he had spoken to God." Passage mentioned in Exodus: 34:29.
- Engraving made on a wooden plate, woodcut, in single-colour black tones. Signed on the plate by H. Pisan, as engraver, and Gustave Doré as draughtsman. The title appears outside the plate.
- Gustave Doré (Paul Gustave Doré 1832 - 1883), of French origin and romantic inspiration, was a versatile artist: illustrator, engraver, draftsman, painter and sculptor. Internationally recognized by his contemporaries, his success as an illustrator was immense and his reputation worldwide.
- Héliodore Joseph Pisan (1822-1890), born in Marseille, was a woodcutter, lithographer, painter and watercolourist. He learned wood engraving from Jean Best, the engraver of Doré"s drawings, and was the principal and one of the best performers.
- The Holy Bible, published in 1866, was a large folio edition published in two volumes simultaneously. The Illustrations of the Holy Bible are a series of 241 engravings, designed by Gustave Doré.

Conservation and damage:
- General condition: Good.
- The engraving is on medium-thickness white paper.
- It has very good margins and the image is centred.
- It is very well inked, and has good printing.
- The edges are dirty, with small tears and folds.
- The ends are slightly deteriorated with slight folds and folds.
- The engraving has not suffered any external aggressions such as humidity, insect or rodent attacks, etc.
- If it is slightly washed and bleached, the result would be very good.