Mythology & Putti
Mythology & Putti
MASTER OF THE DIE (ACTIVE 1530-60)
Aeneas saving Anchises
c.1530-35Engraving | 25.5 x 18.5 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 851721
An engraving after a design by Raphael. First state; lettered with 8 lines of verse below image. Signed on plate with engraver's monogram at lower right (a die with the letter B; see Nagler, I, no.1563). A second state impression at RCIN 851722.
The composition was reproduced in a chiaroscuro woodcut by Ugo da Carpi (dated on plate 1518), an impression of which is at RCIN 851823. For a discussion on the relationship between the two prints, see Bibliographic References.
Creator(s)
Master of the Die (active 1530-60) (engraver)
After Raphael (Urbino 1483-Rome 1520) (artist)
25.5 x 18.5 cm (sheet of paper)
- Added to the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1853-76)
Subject(s)
- Language, Linguistics and Literature
- Literature
- Fiction
- Tales & legends
- Myths
- Tales & legends
- Fiction
- Literature
- Religion & Theology
- Religions and faiths
- Religions of antiquity
- Classical mythology
- Aeneas
- Anchises
- Classical mythology
- Religions of antiquity
- Religions and faiths
- Language, Linguistics and Literature
Bibliographic reference(s)
p.235, no.VI.1 (Raphael Invenit 1985 : Bernini Pezzini, G. et al., 1985. Raphael Invenit. Stampe di Raffaello nelle Collezioni dell'Istituto Nazionale per la Grafica, Rome)
p.61, under no.2 (Oberhuber/Gnann 1999 : Roma e lo stile classico di Raffaello, 1515-1527 / a cura di Konrad Oberhuber ; catalogo di Achim Gnann, 1999)
p.130, under no.20 (Ugo da Carpi 2009 : Ugo da Carpi, l'opera incisa : xilografie e chiaroscuri da Tiziano, Raffaello e Parmigianino / a cura di Manuela Rossi, 2009)
