New Testament subjects
New Testament subjects
Christ in the house of Simon
dated 1530Engraving | 21.3 x 34.0 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 850522
An engraving by Jacopo Francia depicting Christ in the house of Simon, which has been interpreted either as a copy after a print by Marcantonio Raimondi or as his own invention. This print is dated and signed by the printmaker with his monogram. Trimmed wothin the platemark. See RCIN 850520 for the print by Raimondi.
The engraving by Raimondi 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 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.
Creator(s)
Jacopo Francia (c.1486-c.1557) (engraver)
After? Marcantonio Raimondi (c. 1480-1534) (engraver)
After? Giovanni Francesco Penni (1496-c. 1536) (artist)
After? Giulio Romano (Rome c. 1499-Mantua 1546) (artist)
After? Raphael (Urbino 1483-Rome 1520) (artist)
21.3 x 34.0 cm (sheet of paper)
Added to the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1853-76)
Subject(s)
- Religion & Theology
- Religions and faiths
- Christianity
- Life of Christ
- Public Life of Christ
- Christ in the house of Simon
- Public Life of Christ
- Life of Christ
- Christianity
- Religions and faiths
- Religion & Theology
Bibliographic reference(s)
p. 181, no. XI.2 (entry by Stefania Massari) (Raphael Invenit 1985 : Bernini Pezzini, G. et al., 1985. Raphael Invenit. Stampe di Raffaello nelle Collezioni dell'Istituto Nazionale per la Grafica, Rome)
pp.174-175, no.57 (entry by Innis H. Shoemaker) (Shoemaker/Broun 1981 : I. Shoemaker and E. Broun. The Engravings of Marcantonio Raimondi 1981 : Spencer Museum of Art; The Ackland Art Museum, 1981)
