A view of the Logge in the Vatican c.1772-7
Engraving | 61.3 x 40.4 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 853335
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An engraving by Giovanni Volpato and Giovani Ottaviani showing a view of the Logge painted by the workshop of Raphael (c.1517-19) in the Vatican. Lettered with title below image. State without full publication details. Originally published as frontispiece of Volpato and Ottaviani, Logge di Rafaele nel Vaticano, Rome 1772-7.
This publication, issued in three parts, was the first to reproduce the ornamental decoration of the pilasters, half-pilasters and vaults of the Logge in such comprehensive detail. It must be noted, however, that while the prints in the first and second parts of the publication reproduce the Logge decoration faithfully, those of the third part instead combine different motifs from it to create new designs. The repeating sequence of decoration in the Logge - see Dacos 2008 (Bibliographic References) for more information - is strongly influenced by the antique; Raphael had studied antique sculpture and painting in Rome.Provenance
Added to the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1853-76)
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61.3 x 40.4 cm (sheet of paper)
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Raphael Invenit 1985 : G. Bernini Pezzini et al., Raphael Invenit. Stampe di Raffaello nelle Collezioni dell'Istituto Nazionale per la Grafica, Rome, 1985 p.104, XIII, no.1 (entry by Grazia Bernini Pezzini)
Höper 2001 : Höper, C. Raffael und die Folgen, Hatje Cantz Verlag, 2001 pp.472, G 21.1
Davidson 1985 : Davidson, Bernice F. Raphael's Bible. A Study of the Vatican Logge, 1985 pp.27-38
Dacos 2008: Dacos, N., The Loggia of Raphael: A Vatican Art Treasure, 2008 pp.15-135
Alternative title(s)
Loggie di Rafaele nel Vaticano