Johann Peter Pichler (Bolzano 1765-Vienna 1807)
The Virgin and Child c.1795-1807
Mezzotint | 71.5 x 51.9 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 851146
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A print after a painting formerly attributed to Raphael, listed by Ruland (1876) as being then in the possession of Herr Artaria, Vienna. Annotated in pencil.
Showing the half-length Virgin holding the Christ Child on her lap while gazing down to the right; the Child looks at the beholder, while holding an apple in his left hand and clutching His mother's starry veil; against a black background.Provenance
Added to the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1853-76)
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Creator(s)
After a work previously attributed to (artist) -
Medium and techniques
Mezzotint
Measurements
71.5 x 51.9 cm (sheet of paper)
67.7 x 48.6 cm (image)
68.6 x 49.2 cm (platemark)
Markings
annotation: Raphael pinxit [front, lower left, in pencil]
annotation: Pichler [...] [front, lower right, in pencil]
