Andrea Andreani (1560-1623)
Joshua renews the Covenant at Shechem dated 1608
Chiaroscuro woodcut | 14.7 x 38.7 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 853689
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A chiaroscuro woodcut by Andreani reproducing the almost entirely destroyed fresco Joshua renews the Covenant at Shechem painted by the workshop of Raphael (c.1517-19) in the basamento of the tenth bay of the Raphael Loggia in the Vatican. Lettered with attribution of the composition to Polidoro da Caravaggio. Signed and dated by printmaker. Trimmed to image. Second state.
According to Dacos (see Bibliographic References), the basamento paintings of the Raphael Loggia in the Vatican were executed in grisaille and imitated bronze reliefs.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
Chiaroscuro woodcut
Measurements
14.7 x 38.7 cm (sheet of paper)
Markings
annotation: [illegible] [verso, top left corner, in ink]
Other number(s)
Bibliographic reference(s)
Davidson 1985 : Davidson, Bernice F. Raphael's Bible. A Study of the Vatican Logge, 1985 fig.87
Dacos 2008: Dacos, N., The Loggia of Raphael: A Vatican Art Treasure, 2008 pp. 173-194
