Portraits
Portraits
PAULUS PONTIUS (1603-58)
Portrait of a Young Man
c.1623-48Engraving | 24.8 x 17.7 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 852038
A print after a painting once in the collection of Prince L. Czartoryski in Paris, later in the Czartoryski Museum in Cracow (inv. V-239) and untraced since World War II. The painting is generally regarded as a self-portrait by Raphael, but its authorship as well as the identity of the sitter are ongoing matters of dispute. The young man has also been identified as Federico Gonzaga or Francesco Maria della Rovere. Suggestions for the dating of the painting range from 1512 to 1519.
This is the earliest print reproducing the painting; the legend below image records that the painting was believed to be Raphael's self-portrait. According to Ruland (1876), the picture was in the possession of Van Dyck when this print was made. This is second state of four. See also RCIN 850029 for the same print.
This is the earliest print reproducing the painting; the legend below image records that the painting was believed to be Raphael's self-portrait. According to Ruland (1876), the picture was in the possession of Van Dyck when this print was made. This is second state of four. See also RCIN 850029 for the same print.
Creator(s)
Paulus Pontius (1603-58) (engraver)
After a work attributed to Raphael (1483-1520) (artist)
Paulus Pontius (1603-58) (publisher)
24.8 x 17.7 cm (sheet of paper)
22.0 x 17.3 cm (image)
RAPHAEL DE URBIN
- Added to the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1853-76)
Object type(s)
- visual works
- prints
- visual works
Bibliographic reference(s)
Raphael Invenit 1985 : G. Bernini Pezzini et al., Raphael Invenit. Stampe di Raffaello nelle Collezioni dell'Istituto Nazionale per la Grafica, Rome, 1985 p.229, no.XII.1
Capellen 2008 : Capellen, JM, 2008. Raphael : the paintings. Volume 3, The Roman Portraits ca.1508-1520 pp.94-9, no.70
Other number(s)
Ruland p.151 A.XV.1
