Mythology & Putti
Mythology & Putti
Jupiter and Ganymede
c.1530-50Engraving | 18.9 x 22.4 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 851744
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 851743 (Chariots of Venus and Apollo), RCIN 851745 (Allegory of Marriage and Love) and RCIN 851747 (The Phoenix). It has been suggested that the series may date to 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 (1483-1520) (artist)
18.9 x 22.4 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
- Jupiter (myth)
- Mercury (mythology)
- Classical mythology
- Religions of antiquity
- Religions and faiths
- Science, Medicine and Technology
- Engineering & Technology
- Vehicles
- Simple transport
- Carriages
- Chariots
- Chariots (mythical)
- Chariots
- Carriages
- Simple transport
- Vehicles
- Engineering & Technology
Object type(s)
- visual works
- prints
- Language, Linguistics and Literature
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.258, no.X.2
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) pp.639-40
Höper 2001 : Höper, C. Raffael und die Folgen, Hatje Cantz Verlag, 2001 p.192, no.A 58
Other number(s)
Ruland p.132 D.XII.1
