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A portrait of Bindo Altoviti
dated 1826Engraving | 33.4 x 24.5 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 850102
An engraving after the Portrait of Bindo Altoviti, a painting by Raphael (c.1516-18) now in the National Gallery of Art, Washington DC (Samuel Kress Collection, inv. no.1943.4.33). This print is signed and dated by the printmaker with publication details and the attribution of the painting to Raphael. Lettered with a dedication to Francesco Mengolli.
Traditionally the painting was regarded as a self-portrait by Raphael. Its authorship has been disputed, but scholars are now almost unanimous in considering it an authentic work by Raphael. The identification of the sitter as Bindo Altoviti, a banker born in Rome in 1491 but of Florentine origin, is now universally accepted.
A print after this portrait is also included in the "Portraits by Raphael" section of the Raphael Collection; see RCIN 852054 for it.
Creator(s)
Giuseppe Fusinati (1803-1883) (engraver)
After Raphael (Urbino 1483-Rome 1520) (artist)
Fratelli Betalli : Milan (publisher)
Francesco Mengolli (dedicatee)
Subject(s)
Bindo Altoviti (1491-1557)33.4 x 24.5 cm (sheet of paper)
31.2 x 22.4 cm (platemark)
25.1 x 19.3 cm (image)
M Nob Sign Conte Francesco Mengotti / Consigliere Antico Commend dell' J.R. Ordine ...
- Added to the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1853-76)
Object type(s)
- visual works
- prints
- visual works
Bibliographic reference(s)
Capellen 2008 : Capellen, JM, 2008. Raphael : the paintings. Volume 3, The Roman Portraits ca.1508-1520 pp.109-14, no.72
Henry/Joannides 2012 : Late Raphael, 2012. Edited by T. Henry and P. Joannides pp.279-84, no.77
Other number(s)
Ruland p.9 B.IV.8
