Mythology & Putti
AGOSTINO DEI MUSI (C. 1490-AFTER 1536)
Lycaon
dated 1523Engraving | 28.2 x 42.5 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 851733
An engraving traditionally described as being after a design by Raphael. First state; crediting Raphael as the inventor of the composition at upper right (RAPHAE./VR./INVEN). Dated and signed on plate with engraver's monogram at lower left (A.V.).
The pose of Jupiter, which seems to derive from ancient statues of River Gods including the so-called Vatican Nile (Oberhuber/Gnann 1999) and the marble sculpture of Marforio (Raphael Invenit 1985), resembles that of Isaac in two scenes frescoed in the vault of the fifth bay of the Raphael Loggia in the Vatican.
According to Massari (in Raphael Invenit 1985), the engraving may have been based upon a drawing by the School of Raphael (style of Penni?) inspired by the Antique.
The pose of Jupiter, which seems to derive from ancient statues of River Gods including the so-called Vatican Nile (Oberhuber/Gnann 1999) and the marble sculpture of Marforio (Raphael Invenit 1985), resembles that of Isaac in two scenes frescoed in the vault of the fifth bay of the Raphael Loggia in the Vatican.
According to Massari (in Raphael Invenit 1985), the engraving may have been based upon a drawing by the School of Raphael (style of Penni?) inspired by the Antique.
Creator(s)
Agostino dei Musi (c. 1490-after 1536) (engraver)
After a work attributed to the workshop of Raphael (1483-1520) (artist)
After a work previously attributed to Raphael (1483-1520) (artist)
28.2 x 42.5 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
- Lycaon (myth)
- Jupiter (myth)
- Classical mythology
- Religions of antiquity
- Religions and faiths
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.249, no.VIII.1
Oberhuber/Gnann 1999 : Roma e lo stile classico di Raffaello, 1515-1527 / a cura di Konrad Oberhuber ; catalogo di Achim Gnann, 1999 p.329, no.239
Other number(s)
Ruland p.131 D.IV.1
