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Heironymous Hopfer (active c. 1528-1550)
The Virgin suckling the Christ Child c.1528-1550
Etching | 13.5 x 8.4 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 851245
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This print is a repetition of an engraving by Marcantonio Raimondi dated c.1515 thought to have been based upon a lost design by Raphael dating from c.1507-08; in reverse, lacking the figure of St Joseph and with a slightly altered background. Signed with monogram at upper right (see Nagler, III, nos.2502, 2503). An impression of Marcantonio's engraving can be found at RCIN 851242.
The print shows the three-quarter length seated Virgin suckling the Christ Child whom she holds on her lap; in an interior with a curtain draped behind them and a window on the right.Provenance
Added to the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1853-76)
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Medium and techniques
Etching
Measurements
13.5 x 8.4 cm (sheet of paper)
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Bibliographic reference(s)
Raphael Invenit 1985 : G. Bernini Pezzini et al., Raphael Invenit. Stampe di Raffaello nelle Collezioni dell'Istituto Nazionale per la Grafica, Rome, 1985 p.190, under no.XV.3 (entry by Stefania Massari)
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