Life and Legend of the Virgin Mary
Life and Legend of the Virgin Mary
ANTONIO BANZO (1777-1859)
The Adoration of the Magi ['Oddi Altarpiece', predella scene]
c.1797-1809Engraving with etching | 65.3 x 86.5 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 851374
A print after the 'Adoration of the Magi', the central scene from the predella of the so-called 'Oddi Altarpiece' (or 'Pala Oddi'), executed by Raphael in c.1502-03 and now in the Pinacoteca Vaticana, Vatican City (inv. no.334). Lettered with Bible quote and production details. With the blind stamp of the Calcografia Camerale (di Roma) at lower right (variant of Lugt 426e).
Creator(s)
Antonio Banzo (1777-1859) (engraver)
Antonio Banzo (1777-1859) (printmaker)
After Raphael (Urbino 1483-Rome 1520) (artist)
Rome : Calcografia Camerale (publisher)
65.3 x 86.5 cm (sheet of paper)
38.5 x 71.1 cm (image)
47.9 x 76.3 cm (platemark)
PROCIDENTES ADORAVERUNT EUM, ET APERTIS THESAURIS SUIS OBTULERUNT EI MUNERA AURUM, THUS, AND MIRRUM S.Math. Cap. 2. vers. 11.
Added to the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1853-76)
Subject(s)
- Religion & Theology
- Religions and faiths
- Christianity
- Life of Christ
- Infancy of Christ
- Adoration of the Magi
- Infancy of Christ
- Devotional Images of Christ
- Virgin & Child
- Life of Christ
- Christianity
- Religions and faiths
- Religion & Theology
Bibliographic reference(s)
pp.136-7, no.8C (Capellen 2001 : Capellen, JM, 2001. Raphael : the paintings. Volume 1, The Beginning in Umbria and Florence ca.1500-1508 )
