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The Emperor Augustus Prevents the Burning of Virgil's Aeneid published 1830
Etching | 11.2 x 16.3 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 852522
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An outline-etching reproducing the composition of a small grisaille fresco painted beneath the Parnassus in the Stanza della Segnatura in the Vatican. Lettered with title, artists' names and location of the work. Lettered at upper centre above image: K. Published in Montagnani, Illustrazione storico-pittorica con incisioni a contorni delle pitture nelle stanze vaticane di Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino, Rome 1830.
Provenance
Added to the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1853-76)
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Medium and techniques
Etching
Measurements
11.2 x 16.3 cm (sheet of paper)
14.3 cm (Width) (platemark)
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Alternative title(s)
Augusto che impedisce a Plauzio Tucca, e Vario (sic) Amici / di Virgilio il bruciamento dell'Eneide
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