Architecture
Raphael's career as an architect saw him work on St Peter's Basilica, Vatican
MASTER OF THE DIE (ACTIVE 1530-60)
A set of six grotesques
dated 1532Engravings | RCIN 854235
A set of five engravings depicting grotesques that are part of a larger series of six prints dated 1532.
According to Bartsch, these prints reproduced drawings by Raphael, while Passavant attributed the drawings to Giovanni da Udine (see Bibliographic References). More recently, it has been noted that one of the prints shares many similarities with a drawing by Luzio Luzi in the Uffizi, Florence (inv. no. 1800), in which the same scene as in RCIN 854235.b (in reverse with some variations) is depicted. Therefore the scholars are inclined to attribute the drawings that these prints reproduce to Luzio Luzi (see Bibliographic References).
According to Bartsch, these prints reproduced drawings by Raphael, while Passavant attributed the drawings to Giovanni da Udine (see Bibliographic References). More recently, it has been noted that one of the prints shares many similarities with a drawing by Luzio Luzi in the Uffizi, Florence (inv. no. 1800), in which the same scene as in RCIN 854235.b (in reverse with some variations) is depicted. Therefore the scholars are inclined to attribute the drawings that these prints reproduce to Luzio Luzi (see Bibliographic References).
Creator(s)
Master of the Die (active 1530-60) (printmaker)
After a work attributed to Luzio Luzi (active 1528-75) (draughtsman)
After a work previously attributed to Raphael (Urbino 1483-Rome 1520) (draughtsman)
After a work previously attributed to Giovanni da Udine (c. 1487-1564) (draughtsman)
Antonio Salamanca (1500-62) (publisher)
Added to the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1853-76)
Subject(s)
- Arts, Recreation, Entertainment & Sport
- Decorative motifs
- Grotesques
- Decorative motifs
- Putti
- Arts, Recreation, Entertainment & Sport
Bibliographic reference(s)
p. 268, n. IV, 4-6 (entries written by Stefania Massari) (Raphael Invenit 1985 : Bernini Pezzini, G. et al., 1985. Raphael Invenit. Stampe di Raffaello nelle Collezioni dell'Istituto Nazionale per la Grafica, Rome)
