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The baptism of Christ c.1805-1835
Engraving | 42.7 x 70.7 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 853632
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A print after the fresco The baptism of Christ painted by the workshop of Raphael (c.1517-19) in the vault of the thirteenth bay of the Raphael Loggia in the Vatican. Lettered with Bible quote in Latin (Mark 1) and production details. Numbered on plate at upper right: LI.
Meulemeester travelled to Rome in 1806 to make engravings after the frescoes of the Raphael Loggia, but died in 1836 with the project unfinished. 51 drawings by Meulemeester after the loggia frescoes survive in the Musée Royaux des Beaux-Arts in Brussels. The series was later completed and published in 1845 with an accompanying text by the Baron de Reiffenberg. Plate 51 from Les Loges de Raphael, 1845 (see Bibliographic References).Provenance
Added to the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1853-76)
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Medium and techniques
Engraving
Measurements
42.7 x 70.7 cm (sheet of paper)
30.7 x 57.4 cm (platemark)
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Bibliographic reference(s)
Davidson 1985 : Davidson, Bernice F. Raphael's Bible. A Study of the Vatican Logge, 1985 fig.112
Dacos 2008: Dacos, N., The Loggia of Raphael: A Vatican Art Treasure, 2008 pl.149, p.191
Alternative title(s)
JESVS BAPTIZATVS EST A JOANNE IN JORDANE.Marc.I