Head of poet [from the 'Parnassus'] c.1650-1750
Etching with engraving | 16.5 x 12.3 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 852471
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An anonymous reversed print reproducing the head of one of the poets depicted in the lower right corner of the fresco of Parnassus, painted by Raphael in c.1510-11 in the Stanza della Segnatura, Vatican. The print identifies the figure as the ancient Roman poet Publius Ovidius Naso (43 BC-AD 17/18), known as Ovid.
Provenance
Added to the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1853-76)
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Medium and techniques
Etching with engraving
Measurements
16.5 x 12.3 cm (sheet of paper)
8.1 x 7.1 cm (platemark)
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Alternative title(s)
P. OVIDIUS NASO.