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Giovanni Battista Franco (c. 1510-1561)

Constantine presenting the City of Rome to the Holy See c.1530-51

Engraving | 41.4 x 58.2 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 852940

Constantine presenting the City of Rome to the Holy See

Giovanni Battista Franco (c. 1510-1561)

Constantine presenting the City of Rome to the Holy See c.1530-51

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Description

An engraving after the fresco of The Donation of Constantine, painted by Raphael's workshop in the Sala di Costantino in the Vatican between 1520 and 1524; reproduced in reverse. Laid down on backing sheet of paper.

Provenance

Added to the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1853-76)
People involved

Creator(s)

Search the collection Giovanni Battista Franco (c. 1510-1561)
(engraver)

After
Search the collection Raphael (Urbino 1483-Rome 1520)
(designer)

Subject(s)

Search the collection Constantine I, The Great (272-337 AD)
Physical properties

Medium and techniques

Engraving

engraving

Measurements

41.4 x 58.2 cm (sheet of paper)
Groupings
Category
General Subject Prints
Object type(s)
visual works
prints
Subject(s)
Places
Europe
Italy
Lazio [Italy]
Rome [Lazio]
Vatican City [Rome]
Vatican Palace [Vatican City]
Sala di Costantino [Vatican Palace]
References

Other number(s)

Ruland : Ruland, C., 1876. The Works of Raphael Santi da Urbino as represented in the Raphael Collection in the Royal Library at Windsor Castle, formed by the Prince Consort, 1853-1861 and completed by Her Majesty Queen Victoria, Weimar – Ruland p.237 B.IV.3

Bibliographic reference(s)

Höper 2001 : Höper, C. Raffael und die Folgen, Hatje Cantz Verlag, 2001 p.418, no.F 22.1

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