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CHARLES NORMAND (1765-1840)

Two candelabra

1778-1803

Etchings with stipple engraving | RCIN 854261

A set of two etchings depicting two ornate candelabra: according to Ruland (1876) one of the prints shows a candelabrum in the Vatican treasury by Antonio Gentili of Forenza, made after a design by Raphael, the other representing a candelabrum designed by Michelangelo. These prints were published under the title: "Candélabre composé par Raphaël Sanzio d'Urbin et Michel Ange d'apres le concous ouvert entre eux par les Papes Jules II et Leon X, en 1518".

  • Creator(s)

    Charles Normand (1765-1840) (etcher)

    Jean Baptiste Lucien (c. 1748-1806) (printmaker)

    After Prieur, Jean Louis (1759-95) (draughtsman)

    After Raphael (1483-1520) (artist)

    After Michelangelo Buonarroti (Caprese 1475-Rome 1564) (artist)

    Joubert Fils & Chalres Le Bance : 10 Rue Jean Jacques Rousseau, Paris (publisher)

    Claude-Marie-François Dien (1787-1865) (inscriber)

    Germain (printer)

  • Added to the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1853-76)

  • Subject(s)
    • Science, Medicine and Technology
      • Home economics
        • Furniture & accessories
          • Furnishings
            • Lighting Devices
              • Candle holders
                • Candelabra
    • Arts, Recreation, Entertainment & Sport
      • Architecture
        • Architectural design
          • Architectural decoration & motifs
            • Caryatids & telamons
    Object type(s)
      • visual works
        • prints
  • Other number(s)

    Ruland pp.309-310 B.VIII.1-2