Christ in the house of Simon

An engraving by Marcantonio Raimondi depicting Christ in the house of Simon. Signed with engraver's empty tablet. Trimmed within the platemark.

This engraving is based on a now lost fresco executed after Raphael's death by Giulio Romano and Giovanni Francesco Penni in the Chapel of Mary Magdalene of St Trinitá dei Monti, Rome. It is plausible that Marcantonio used a drawing as a basis for this 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 this engraving 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.