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Mythology & Putti

Mythology & Putti

    AFTER A WORK BY THE SCHOOL OF RAPHAEL (URBINO 1483-ROME 1520)

    Studies for a 'Leda and the Swan'

    c.1853-76

    Albumen print | 11.8 x 12.8 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 851736

    A photograph of a drawing now in the Gabinetto Disegni e Stampe degli Uffizi, Florence (inv. no.1480E v). The drawing, formerly attributed to Raphael, is now ascribed to his school. A facsimile of the recto of the drawing depicting 'Leda and the Swan' was published in S. Mulinari, 'Disegni originali d'eccellenti pittori esistenti nella Real Galleria di Firenze...', 1774. See RCIN 851735.

    • Creator(s)

      After a work by the school of Raphael (Urbino 1483-Rome 1520) (artist)

      After a work previously attributed to Raphael (Urbino 1483-Rome 1520) (artist)

    • 11.8 x 12.8 cm (sheet of paper)

    • Acquired for the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1853-76)

    • Subject(s)
      • Language, Linguistics and Literature
        • Literature
          • Fiction
            • Tales & legends
              • Myths
    • Bibliographic reference(s)

      p.616, no.1480E (Inventario Uffizi. Disegni Esposti II 1987 : Disegni esposti, vol. 2, 1987 / a cura di Annamaria Petrioli Tofani, Florence (Gabinetto disegni e stampe degli Uffizi) )

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