Christ in the house of Simon

An etching that Ruland (1876) catalogued as being after a maiolica plate decorated with the composition depicted on a print by Marcantonio Raimondi. This print is lettered with the name of the intermediate draughtsman. 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.