History & Battles
History & Battles
AFTER MARCANTONIO RAIMONDI (C. 1480-1534)
The Plague [The Morbetto]
c.1515-1535Engraving | 19.4 x 24.8 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 852189
This engraving is a reversed copy after the so-called 'Morbetto', a print by Marcantonio Raimondi after Raphael's invention. Second state, lacking Latin inscription (at upper right), and engraver's monogram and designer's name (at lower left). Not described in Bartsch.
Catalogued by Passavant (1860) and Ruland (1876) as by an anonymous engraver, it has been tentatively ascribed to Giovanni Antonio da Brescia by Stefania Massari (in Raphael Invenit 1985). A second state impression of Marcantonio's engraving can be found at RCIN 852188.
Catalogued by Passavant (1860) and Ruland (1876) as by an anonymous engraver, it has been tentatively ascribed to Giovanni Antonio da Brescia by Stefania Massari (in Raphael Invenit 1985). A second state impression of Marcantonio's engraving can be found at RCIN 852188.
Creator(s)
After Marcantonio Raimondi (c. 1480-1534) (engraver)
Attributed to? Giovanni Antonio da Brescia (active c. 1500-10) (engraver)
After Raphael (Urbino 1483-Rome 1520) (designer)
19.4 x 24.8 cm (sheet of paper)
Added to the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1853-76)
Bibliographic reference(s)
p.233, no.III.2 (entry 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)
