Portraits
LUDWIG GRÜNER (1801-82)
Portrait of a Cardinal
dated 1835Engraving | 50.5 x 42.4 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 852062
An engraving after a painting by Raphael (c.1510-11) now in the Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid (inv. P-299). Lettered with production details, dedicatee's coat of arms and identification of sitter as Cardinal Giulio de' Medici.
The identity of the sitter has been an ongoing matter of debate. Ruland (1876) followed Passavant (1860) and identified the portrayed cardinal as Dovizio da Bibbiena. More recently Henry/Joannides (2012) have suggested that the sitter may be identifiable as Cardinal Francesco Alidosi (1450/60-1511), supporting an opinion previously expressed by other scholars. For further discussion, see Bibliographic References.
The identity of the sitter has been an ongoing matter of debate. Ruland (1876) followed Passavant (1860) and identified the portrayed cardinal as Dovizio da Bibbiena. More recently Henry/Joannides (2012) have suggested that the sitter may be identifiable as Cardinal Francesco Alidosi (1450/60-1511), supporting an opinion previously expressed by other scholars. For further discussion, see Bibliographic References.
Creator(s)
Ludwig Grüner (1801-82) (engraver)
After Raphael (1483-1520) (artist)
Ludwig Grüner (1801-82) (designer)
50.5 x 42.4 cm (sheet of paper)
26.4 x 20.7 cm (image)
31.1 x 23.2 cm (platemark)
GIULIO DE' MEDICI.
- Added to the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1853-76)
Subject(s)
- Religion & Theology
- Religions and faiths
- Christianity
- Christian church in general
- Church government. Ecclesiastical organization
- Cardinals (papal appointees)
- Church government. Ecclesiastical organization
- Christian church in general
- Christianity
- Religions and faiths
Object type(s)
- visual works
- prints
- Religion & Theology
Bibliographic reference(s)
Jones/Penny 1983 : Jones, R. and Penny, N. Raphael, 1983 p.155, fig.163
Capellen 2008 : Capellen, JM, 2008. Raphael : the paintings. Volume 3, The Roman Portraits ca.1508-1520 p.88, no.68/III.1
Henry/Joannides 2012 : Late Raphael, 2012. Edited by T. Henry and P. Joannides p.268, under no.73; fig.117
Other number(s)
Ruland p.152 A.XXII.2
