Studies
MARCANTONIO RAIMONDI (C. 1480-1534)
A facade with caryatids
c.1515-1527Engraving | 32.1 x 24.2 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 854630
An engraving by Marcantonio Raimondi depicting a facade with caryatids. Trimmed within the platemark. Annotated on the verso.
While Bartsch suggested that the representation of Aspasia (the colossal bust above the doorway) was an invention of Raphael, Passavant wrote that this engraving depicted a sarcophagus at Villa Mattei, Rome. The architecture of the facade has been identified as Vitruvian and similarites have been noted with the caryatids in the Stanza d'Eliodoro, painted by Raphael and his studio in the Vatican between 1511-14. See Bibliographic References for further discussion.
While Bartsch suggested that the representation of Aspasia (the colossal bust above the doorway) was an invention of Raphael, Passavant wrote that this engraving depicted a sarcophagus at Villa Mattei, Rome. The architecture of the facade has been identified as Vitruvian and similarites have been noted with the caryatids in the Stanza d'Eliodoro, painted by Raphael and his studio in the Vatican between 1511-14. See Bibliographic References for further discussion.
Creator(s)
Marcantonio Raimondi (c. 1480-1534) (engraver)
After? Raphael (Urbino 1483-Rome 1520) (draughtsman)
Subject(s)
Vitruviusannotation: III / Top [verso, centre, in ink]
32.1 x 24.2 cm (sheet of paper)
- Added to the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1853-76)
Subject(s)
- Arts, Recreation, Entertainment & Sport
- Architecture
- Architectural design
- Façades
- Architectural decoration & motifs
- Caryatids & telamons
- Architectural design
- Plastic arts
- Sculpture
- Busts
- Sculpture
- Architecture
Object type(s)
- visual works
- prints
- Arts, Recreation, Entertainment & Sport
Other number(s)
Ruland p. 350 B.XXXI.1
