Mythology & Putti
Mythology & Putti
MASTER OF THE DIE (ACTIVE 1530-60)
The Phoenix
c.1530-1550Engraving | 18.3 x 21.7 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 851747
An engraving after a design traditionally ascribed to Raphael, but the authorship of which is 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). Second state, with Antonio Salamanca's address. 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 at RCIN 851743 ('Chariots of Venus and Apollo'), RCIN 851744 ('Jupiter and Ganymede') and RCIN 851745 ('Allegory of Marriage and Love'). It has been suggested that the series may date c.1532 (Massari in Raphael Invenit 1985, p.258, under no.X.4). A copy of the present engraving (in reverse) at RCIN 851748.
Some scholars suggest an attribution to Raphael's school (Massari in Raphael Invenit 1985), others to Baldassare Peruzzi (Zentai 1983; Cordellier/Py 1992). Second state, with Antonio Salamanca's address. 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 at RCIN 851743 ('Chariots of Venus and Apollo'), RCIN 851744 ('Jupiter and Ganymede') and RCIN 851745 ('Allegory of Marriage and Love'). It has been suggested that the series may date c.1532 (Massari in Raphael Invenit 1985, p.258, under no.X.4). A copy of the present engraving (in reverse) at RCIN 851748.
Creator(s)
Master of the Die (active 1530-60) (engraver)
After Raphael (Urbino 1483-Rome 1520) (artist)
Antonio Salamanca (1500-62) (publisher)
18.3 x 21.7 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
- Natural Sciences & Mathematics
- Zoology
- Animals
- Mythical creatures
- Phoenixes (mythical creatures)
- Mythical creatures
- Animals
- Zoology
- Language, Linguistics and Literature
Bibliographic reference(s)
p.258, no.X.4 (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))
