Portrait of a Cardinal c.1821-49
Lithograph | 42.7 x 35.1 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 852126
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A lithograph after a painting formerly believed to be by Raphael, then housed in the collection of the Duke of Leuchtenberg in St Petersburg. Lettered with former attribution to Raphael and production details. The sitter has been identified as Cardinal Giovanni Ricci (1498-1574).
Several versions of this painting are known, including one in the Galleria Nazionale di Arte Antica-Palazzo Barberini, Rome (inv. no.0863 (F.N. 598)) which comes from the Valenti Gonzaga Collection, and one in the Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum (inv. 1934.66). Both are currently attributed to Scipione Pulzone.Provenance
Added to the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1853-76)
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Creator(s)
(lithographer)After a work previously attributed to (artist) -
Medium and techniques
Lithograph
Measurements
42.7 x 35.1 cm (sheet of paper)
34.1 x 27.3 cm (image)