New Testament subjects
New Testament subjects
Christ in the house of Simon
c.1860-1876Carbon print? | RCIN 850529
A photograph of a drawing depicting Christ in the house of Simon now in the Biblioteca Reale, Turin (inv. no.DC 15763).
This drawing is related to a fresco (now lost) executed after Raphael's death by Giulio Romano and Giovanni Francesco Penni in the Chapel of Mary Magdalene of St Trinitá dei Monti, Rome. This fresco is also known through prints by Marcantonio Raimondi and Ugo da Carpi. See RCIN 850520 for the print by Raimondi and RCINs 850524, 850525, 850526, 850527 and 850528 for the prints by Ugo da Carpi.
It is plausible that Marcantonio used a drawing as a basis for his print, rather than the final fresco. This scene and the one depicting Martha leading Mary Magdalene to Christ (both frescoed in lunettes) have been engraved by Marcantonio. See RCIN 851621 for the other engraving.
Similarities between the engraving by Raimondi and the same scene painted in the Vatican Logge (which were designed by Raphael but executed by his workshop) have been noted. See Bibliographic References for further information.
This drawing is related to a fresco (now lost) executed after Raphael's death by Giulio Romano and Giovanni Francesco Penni in the Chapel of Mary Magdalene of St Trinitá dei Monti, Rome. This fresco is also known through prints by Marcantonio Raimondi and Ugo da Carpi. See RCIN 850520 for the print by Raimondi and RCINs 850524, 850525, 850526, 850527 and 850528 for the prints by Ugo da Carpi.
It is plausible that Marcantonio used a drawing as a basis for his print, rather than the final fresco. This scene and the one depicting Martha leading Mary Magdalene to Christ (both frescoed in lunettes) have been engraved by Marcantonio. See RCIN 851621 for the other engraving.
Similarities between the engraving by Raimondi and the same scene painted in the Vatican Logge (which were designed by Raphael but executed by his workshop) have been noted. See Bibliographic References for further information.
Acquired for the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1860-76)
