The Fire in the Borgo c.1515-20
Engraving | 42.3 x 56.7 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 852819
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An engraving generally attributed to Marco Dente, reproducing (in reverse) the composition of Raphael's fresco of The Fire in the Borgo, painted in the Stanza dell'Incendio in the Vatican in 1514. With inscription in Latin lettered on the second step at lower left. First state. The arched format of the fresco's composition was changed and adapted to the rectangular format of the engraving.
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
Measurements
42.3 x 56.7 cm (sheet of paper)
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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.54-5, no.I.1 (entry by Stefania Massari)
Höper 2001 : Höper, C. Raffael und die Folgen, Hatje Cantz Verlag, 2001 p.407, no.F 15.1