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Mythology & Putti

Mythology & Putti

    UGO DA CARPI (C. 1480-1532)

    Hercules and Antaeus

    c.1516-7

    Woodcut, from two blocks, printed in green | 30.2 x 22.4 cm (print) (sheet of paper) | RCIN 851839

    A chiaroscuro woodcut reproducing a composition the authorship of which is disputed. Only state. Signed on plate at lower right: VGO. Lettered at upper left with attribution of the design to Raphael: RAPHAEL / VRBINAS. Laid down on a cardboard with pencil annotations on both sides.

    Some scholars support the traditional attribution of the design to Raphael (Oberhuber/Gnann 1999, pp.110-11), whereas others have suggested a derivation from a drawing by Giulio Romano (Raphael Invenit 1985, p.248, VII.1). Disagreement also exists as to whether the chiaroscuro by Ugo da Carpi was made after the original design or after the engraving of the same subject (but in reverse) by Raimondi, an impression of which can be found at RCIN 851837. Suggestions have also been made that both prints may derive from the same original design (Raphael Invenit 1985, p.248, no.VII.3). For further discussion, see Bibliographic References.

    • Creator(s)

      Ugo da Carpi (c. 1480-1532) (wood cutter)

      After Raphael (1483-1520) (designer)

    • annotation: Ugo da Carpi f. [cardboard, front, lower margin, in pencil]

    • 30.2 x 22.4 cm (print) (sheet of paper)

      31.3 x 23.8 cm (backing sheet) (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
      • Religion & Theology
        • Religions and faiths
          • Religions of antiquity
            • Classical mythology
              • Hercules
      Object type(s)
        • visual works
          • prints
    • Bibliographic reference(s)

      Raphael Invenit 1985 : G. Bernini Pezzini et al., Raphael Invenit. Stampe di Raffaello nelle Collezioni dell'Istituto Nazionale per la Grafica, Rome, 1985 p.248, no.VII.3

      Oberhuber/Gnann 1999 : Roma e lo stile classico di Raffaello, 1515-1527 / a cura di Konrad Oberhuber ; catalogo di Achim Gnann, 1999 p.110, no.49

      Ugo da Carpi 2009 : Ugo da Carpi, l'opera incisa : xilografie e chiaroscuri da Tiziano, Raffaello e Parmigianino / a cura di Manuela Rossi, 2009 pp.122-3, no.16 (entry by Tania Previdi)

      Other number(s)

      Ruland p.136 D.LVII.2

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