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Holy Families & Madonna and Child

Holy Families & Madonna and Child

FORESTIER

St Anne [detail from 'La Perla']

c.1800-1850

Stipple | 17.3 x 13.4 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 851019

A print of the head and shoulders of the figure of St Anne from the so-called ‘La Perla’, a painting now in the Museo del Prado, Madrid (inv. no.301) generally attributed to Giulio Romano (c.1518-19), possibly after a design by Raphael. A photograph of the painting can be found at RCIN 851004.
  • Creator(s)

    Forestier (engraver)

    After a work attributed to Giulio Romano (Rome c. 1499-Mantua 1546) (artist)

    After Raphael (Urbino 1483-Rome 1520) (artist)

    Janet, Fr : Rue des Grands Augustins, No.7, Paris (publisher)

  • 17.3 x 13.4 cm (sheet of paper)

    7.7 x 6.0 cm (image)

  • SAINTE ANNE

  • Added to the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1853-76)

  • Bibliographic reference(s)

    pp. 183-189, no. 64 (Capellen 2005 : Capellen, JM, 2005. Raphael : the paintings. Volume 2, The Roman Religious Paintings ca.1508-1520 )