Pope Leo I enthroned between allegorical figures and caryatids c.1850-77
Engraving | 71.1 x 47.6 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 852990
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A print reproducing the group of Pope Leo the Great enthroned between the allegorical figures of Purity and Truth, painted to the right of the fresco of The Baptism of Constantine, executed by Raphael's workshop in the Sala di Costantino in the Vatican between 1520 and 1524. Lettered with title and production details.
Provenance
Added to the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1853-76)
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Medium and techniques
Engraving
Measurements
71.1 x 47.6 cm (sheet of paper)
57.2 x 40.5 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.117, no.X.1 (entry by Grazia Bernini Pezzini)
Alternative title(s)
PITTURA DI RAFFAELE SANZIO / ESISTENTE NELLE CAMERE VATICANE