Other Frescoes
Other Frescoes
AFTER A WORK ATTRIBUTED TO RAPHAEL (URBINO 1483-ROME 1520)
A putto with a swag over his shoulder
c.1853-76Albumen print | 33.1 x 14.0 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 853807
A photograph of a fresco fragment in the Accademia di San Luca, Rome (inv.no.392) attributed to Raphael. The putto on the fragment is closely related to the putto on the left of the fresco The Prophet Isaiah, painted by Raphael in the church of Sant'Agostino, Rome, c.1511-12.
The Prophet Isaiah was commissioned by Johann Goritz, a curial prelate, humanist and patron of the arts, for a pier in Sant'Agostino. The fresco formed part of a decorative ensemble which also included a sculpture of the Virgin, Child and St Anne by Andrea Sansovino and an altar; Goritz's tomb lies below the pier. The monumental figure of Raphael's fresco especially reveals the influence of Michelangelo's work on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, though Raphael probably did not completely repaint the figure of Isaiah after seeing his contemporary's works, as Vasari claimed.
The Prophet Isaiah was commissioned by Johann Goritz, a curial prelate, humanist and patron of the arts, for a pier in Sant'Agostino. The fresco formed part of a decorative ensemble which also included a sculpture of the Virgin, Child and St Anne by Andrea Sansovino and an altar; Goritz's tomb lies below the pier. The monumental figure of Raphael's fresco especially reveals the influence of Michelangelo's work on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, though Raphael probably did not completely repaint the figure of Isaiah after seeing his contemporary's works, as Vasari claimed.
Creator(s)
After a work attributed to Raphael (Urbino 1483-Rome 1520) (artist)
p. 248, 9
33.1 x 14.0 cm (sheet of paper)
Acquired for the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1853-76)
Subject(s)
- Putti
Bibliographic reference(s)
pl.104 (Jones/Penny 1983 : Jones, R. and Penny, N. Raphael, 1983)
