Joseph Theodore Richomme (1785-1849)
The Temptation of Adam and Eve dated 1814
Engraving with etching | 53.2 x 42.1 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 852643
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A print reproducing one of the four rectangular frescoes painted on the vault of the Stanza della Segnatura in the Vatican. Dated on plate, and lettered with title and production details below image. The fresco reproduced in this print depicts the Temptation of Adam and Eve.
Provenance
Added to the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1853-76)
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Creator(s)
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Medium and techniques
Engraving with etching
Measurements
53.2 x 42.1 cm (sheet of paper)
51.5 x 40.7 cm (platemark)
Other number(s)
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 pp.44-5, no.VI.24 (entry by Grazia Bernini Pezzini)
Alternative title(s)
ADAM ET EVE
