Other Frescoes
Other Frescoes
FRANCISCO SAVERIO GONZALES (FL. ? 1750-1800)
Walls of Raphael's Villa
c.1750-1800Hand-coloured etchings | RCIN 854035
A set of four hand-coloured prints by Francesco Saverio Gonzales of the walls with the coves of the ceiling of the Raphael's Villa, the so-called Casino Raffaello, a small summer-house, also known as the Casino Olgiati, which stood in the Galoppatoio area of the present-day Borghese Park.
In the life of Raphael written by Quatremere de Quincy and translated in Italian by Francesco Longhena in 1829, it is noted that seven prints after the paintings of this Villa were made by Francesco Saverio Gonzales and there are four prints by him in the Royal Collection. Longhena also writes that in the Villa there was a portrait of La Fornarina, the fresco of the Marriage of Alexander and Roxana, representations of the Vices with arrows and the Sacrifice of Flora on the ceiling. This building was destroyed in the siege of Rome in 1849 and Ruland (1876) notes that: "the three principal frescoes have been removed before" and these are now in the Galleria Borghese.
In the life of Raphael written by Quatremere de Quincy and translated in Italian by Francesco Longhena in 1829, it is noted that seven prints after the paintings of this Villa were made by Francesco Saverio Gonzales and there are four prints by him in the Royal Collection. Longhena also writes that in the Villa there was a portrait of La Fornarina, the fresco of the Marriage of Alexander and Roxana, representations of the Vices with arrows and the Sacrifice of Flora on the ceiling. This building was destroyed in the siege of Rome in 1849 and Ruland (1876) notes that: "the three principal frescoes have been removed before" and these are now in the Galleria Borghese.
Creator(s)
Francisco Saverio Gonzales (fl. ? 1750-1800) (etcher)
Associated with Raphael (Urbino 1483-Rome 1520) (artist)
