Mythology & Putti
Mythology & Putti
MASTER OF THE DIE (ACTIVE 1530-60)
Chariots of Venus and Apollo
c.1530-1550Engraving | 18.2 x 22.0 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 851743
An engraving after a design traditionally ascribed to Raphael, but the authorship of which is still a matter of dispute.
Some scholars suggest an attribution to Raphael's school (Massari in Raphael Invenit 1985), others to Baldassare Peruzzi (Zentai 1983; Cordellier/Py 1992). Signed on plate with engraver's monogram at lower right (a die with the letter B; see Nagler, I, no.1563). Lettered with 8 lines of verse below image. From a series of four engravings depicting Ovidian myths.
The other three engravings from the series can be found at RCIN 851744 ('Jupiter and Ganymede'), RCIN 851745 ('Allegory of Marriage and Love') and RCIN 851747 ('The Phoenix'). It has been suggested that the series may date c.1532 (Massari in Raphael Invenit 1985, p.258, under no.X.4).
Some scholars suggest an attribution to Raphael's school (Massari in Raphael Invenit 1985), others to Baldassare Peruzzi (Zentai 1983; Cordellier/Py 1992). Signed on plate with engraver's monogram at lower right (a die with the letter B; see Nagler, I, no.1563). Lettered with 8 lines of verse below image. From a series of four engravings depicting Ovidian myths.
The other three engravings from the series can be found at RCIN 851744 ('Jupiter and Ganymede'), RCIN 851745 ('Allegory of Marriage and Love') and RCIN 851747 ('The Phoenix'). It has been suggested that the series may date c.1532 (Massari in Raphael Invenit 1985, p.258, under no.X.4).
Creator(s)
Master of the Die (active 1530-60) (engraver)
After Raphael (Urbino 1483-Rome 1520) (artist)
18.2 x 22.0 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
- Apollo (myth)
- Venus (mythology)
- Cupid
- Classical mythology
- Religions of antiquity
- Religions and faiths
- Language, Linguistics and Literature
Bibliographic reference(s)
pp.257-8, no.X.1 (Raphael Invenit 1985 : Bernini Pezzini, G. et al., 1985. Raphael Invenit. Stampe di Raffaello nelle Collezioni dell'Istituto Nazionale per la Grafica, Rome)
pp.639-40 (Cordellier/Py 1992 : Raphael : son atelier, ses copistes, 1992 / par Dominique Cordellier et Bernadette Py, Paris (Inventaire general des dessins Italiens ; V / sous la direction de Francoise Viatte))
p.190, no.A 52 (Höper 2001 : Höper, C. Raffael und die Folgen, Hatje Cantz Verlag, 2001)
