Architecture
Raphael's career as an architect saw him work on St Peter's Basilica, Vatican
An elevation and section of the Vatican Logge
published 1845Etching | 39.1 x 30.6 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 854118
The Court of St Damaso is on the right of St Peter's Basilica and square in the Vatican City. The Logge were initially designed by Bramante, with the later supervision by Raphael.
Raphael was appointed architect director of the St Peter's workshop in 1514, following the death of Bramante, who had been in charge of the architectural plans c.1505-1506, together with Giuliano da Sangallo and later Fra Giocondo, a renowned theorist at the time. Baldassarre Peruzzi was also involved with the workshop, possibly from the time of Bramante as an assistant, but certainly as the chief architect together with Antonio da Sangallo, after the death of Raphael (see Bibliographic References). In 1546 Michelangelo became the architect and also designed a new dome, the construction of which continued for some decades after Michelangelo's death in 1564. The Basilica - completed with the project led by Carlo Maderno, chief architect from 1603 - was finally consecrated in 1626. Bernini worked on the square and the colonnade later in the seventeen century.
Creator(s)
Carlo Pontani (19C) (printmaker)
After a work associated with Raphael (Urbino 1483-Rome 1520) (artist)
After Donato Bramante (1444-1514) (artist)
6 Bottom
39.1 x 30.6 cm (sheet of paper)
32.2 x 24.0 cm (platemark)
Pianta dell'Alzato e Sezione delle Logge Vaticane
Added to the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1853-76)
Subject(s)
- Places
- Europe
- Italy
- Lazio [Italy]
- Rome [Lazio]
- Vatican City [Rome]
- Court of St Damaso [Vatican City]
- St. Peter's Basilica [Vatican City]
- Vatican Workshops [Vatican City]
- Vatican City [Rome]
- Rome [Lazio]
- Lazio [Italy]
- Italy
- Europe
- Places
Bibliographic reference(s)
(Dacos 2008: Dacos, N., The Loggia of Raphael: A Vatican Art Treasure, 2008)
(Davidson 1985 : Davidson, Bernice F. Raphael's Bible. A Study of the Vatican Logge, 1985)