Architecture
Raphael's career as an architect saw him work on St Peter's Basilica, Vatican
A caryatid
c.1781-1783Chiaroscuro woodcut | RCIN 854238
A chiaroscuro woodcut by John Skippe reproducing a drawing of a caryatid now in the British Museum (inv. no. 1901,0417.31), where it is catalogued as anonymous. This print is lettered at the top with the attribution of the drawing to Raphael: "R: V:"
This print and RCIN 854239 are part of a larger series of chiaroscuro woodcuts after drawings of Old Masters executed by John Skippe, an amateur artist and connoisseur who amassed a substantial collection of predominantly Italian Renaissance drawings, possibly whilst travelling in Italy in the 1770s. He executed a number of chiaroscuro woodcuts from drawings in his collection which he published in two sets in 1782 and 1783.
This print and RCIN 854239 are part of a larger series of chiaroscuro woodcuts after drawings of Old Masters executed by John Skippe, an amateur artist and connoisseur who amassed a substantial collection of predominantly Italian Renaissance drawings, possibly whilst travelling in Italy in the 1770s. He executed a number of chiaroscuro woodcuts from drawings in his collection which he published in two sets in 1782 and 1783.
Acquired for the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1853-76)
