The Temptation of Adam and Eve c. 1813
Engraving with etching | 42.0 x 32.1 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 852644
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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. Lettered with production details and text in German below image. State before dedication. The lettered state with dedication is dated 1813 (see Corinna Höper in Raffael und die Folgen, pp.390-91, no.F 6.16A). 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
42.0 x 32.1 cm (sheet of paper)
39.6 x 30.3 cm (platemark)
Other number(s)
Bibliographic reference(s)
Höper 2001 : Höper, C. Raffael und die Folgen, Hatje Cantz Verlag, 2001 pp.390-91, nos. F.6.16-16D
Alternative title(s)
Was sich in grauer Vorzeit schon begeben, / Noch taeglich sehen wir's im Leben.