Allegorical figure of Religion [from the Sala di Costantino] c.1830-76
Engraving | 52.6 x 37.9 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 852963
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A print reproducing the allegorical figure of Religion, painted next to a niched pope (Alexander I or Sylvester I?) to the left of the fresco of The Battle of Constantine at the Milvian Bridge, 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
52.6 x 37.9 cm (sheet of paper)
49.1 x 35.0 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.116, no.VII.3 (entry by Grazia Bernini Pezzini)
Höper 2001 : Höper, C. Raffael und die Folgen, Hatje Cantz Verlag, 2001 p.420, no.F 25.4
Alternative title(s)
LA RELIGIONE