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Mythology & Putti

    MARCANTONIO RAIMONDI (C. 1480-1534)

    Venus and Cupid

    c.1514-15

    Engraving | 20.2 x 8.4 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 851670

    An engraving after a design by Raphael. A closely related drawing by Raphael exists at the British Museum, London (inv. no.1895,0915.629; photograph at RCIN 851672). An anonymous reversed copy of this print at RCIN 851671.

    • Creator(s)

      Marcantonio Raimondi (c. 1480-1534) (engraver)

      After Raphael (1483-1520) (artist)

    • 20.2 x 8.4 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
      • Religion & Theology
        • Religions and faiths
          • Religions of antiquity
            • Classical mythology
              • Venus (mythology)
              • Cupid
      Object type(s)
        • visual works
          • prints
    • Bibliographic reference(s)

      Raphael dans les collections françaises 1983 : Hommage a Raphael. Raphael dans les collections françaises: (Galeries nationales du Grand Palais, Paris, 15 novembre 1983-13 fevrier 1984), Paris pp.330-1, no.7

      Raphael Invenit 1985 : G. Bernini Pezzini et al., Raphael Invenit. Stampe di Raffaello nelle Collezioni dell'Istituto Nazionale per la Grafica, Rome, 1985 p.243, no.II.7

      Höper 2001 : Höper, C. Raffael und die Folgen, Hatje Cantz Verlag, 2001 p.190, no.A 53

      Other number(s)

      Ruland p.127 C.II.1

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