Carlo Pestrini (b. 1780)
Allegorical figure of Meekness [from the Sala di Costantino] c.1810-1870
Engraving | 51.8 x 37.8 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 852955
![Allegorical figure of Meekness [from the Sala di Costantino]](https://col.rct.uk/sites/default/files/styles/rctr-scale-1300-500/public/collection-online/d/1/760350-1527675584.jpg?itok=L9Iqc9qL "Allegorical figure of Meekness [from the Sala di Costantino]")
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A print reproducing the allegorical figure of Meekness, painted next to Pope Clement I to the right of the fresco of The Vision of the Cross, executed by Raphael's workshop in the Sala di Costantino in the Vatican between 1520 and 1524. The setting has been modified. Lettered with title and artists' names. Stamped with the blind stamp of the Calcografia di Roma (Lugt 426e).
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
51.8 x 37.8 cm (sheet of paper)
49.7 x 35.3 cm (platemark)
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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 p.115, no.VI.3 (entry by Grazia Bernini Pezzini)
Alternative title(s)
LA MANSUETUDINE
