Adam von Bartsch (1757-1821)
Study for the figure of Dante dated 1787
Etching | 40.4 x 24.3 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 852482
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A facsimile of a drawing now in the Albertina, Vienna (inv. no.241). Lettered with former attribution to Raphael, provenance of the work (collection of Prince du Ligne) and name of the etcher. Dated at lower right.
The drawing is an early copy of a double-sided study sheet by Raphael currently in the Royal Library at Windsor Castle (RCIN 912760v), preparatory for the figure of Dante in the fresco of Parnassus, painted in c.1510-11 in the Stanza della Segnatura, Vatican. The Albertina copy combines the head of Dante drawn on the recto of the Windsor sheet with his drapery sketched on the verso.
Ruland (1876) catalogued the drawing as an original study by Raphael for the entire figure of Dante.Provenance
Added to the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1853-76)
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Medium and techniques
Etching
Measurements
40.4 x 24.3 cm (sheet of paper)
35.0 x 17.2 cm (platemark)
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Bibliographic reference(s)
Clayton 1999 : Clayton, M. Raphael and his Circle. Drawings from Windsor Castle, London p.76, under no.18v
