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Ugo da Carpi (c. 1480-1532)
David kills Goliath c.1518-20
Chiaroscuro woodcut | 27.3 x 39.7 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 853593
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A chiaroscuro woodcut by Ugo da Carpi said by Bartsch to be after a drawing by Raphael for the fresco 'David kills Goliath' which was, painted by the workshop of Raphael (c.1517-19) in the vault of the eleventh bay of the Raphael Loggia in the Vatican. Lettered with attribution of composition to Raphael and the printmaker's name in a fictive frame surrounding the image. Trimmed to frame. On watermarked paper. Second state; a rare early impression.
See RCIN 853592 for an impression of the third state of this woodcut.Provenance
Added to the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1853-76) -
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Medium and techniques
Chiaroscuro woodcut
Measurements
27.3 x 39.7 cm (sheet of paper)
Markings
watermark: [unidentifiable] [left, in ink]
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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.76, no.I.26 (entry by Stefania Massari)
Höper 2001 : Höper, C. Raffael und die Folgen, Hatje Cantz Verlag, 2001 p.432, G10.2
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