Tapestries
Christ descending into Limbo
dated 1571Engraving | 29.1 x 18.1 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 853281
The composition corresponds, in reverse, with the tapestry of this subject part of the so-called Scuola Nuova set depicting scenes from the Life of Christ. The tapestry of Christ descending into Limbo is the only one from the set having gone lost. The composition is known from various prints including the present one and an etching by Sommereau dated 1779 (see RCIN 853279). The other eleven tapestries survive today in the Vatican Museums. For further discussion, see Bibliographic References.
Creator(s)
Nicolas Beatrizet (active 1540-72) (engraver)
After a work attributed to Raphael (1483-1520) (designer)
Tommaso Barlacchi : Rome (publisher)
Antoine Lafréry (1512-77) (publisher)
29.1 x 18.1 cm (sheet of paper)
- 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.141, no.V.1 (entry by Stefania Massari)
Höper 2001 : Höper, C. Raffael und die Folgen, Hatje Cantz Verlag, 2001 p.504, no.H 18.1
Tapestry in the Renaissance 2002 : Tapestry in the Renaissance. Art and Magnificence, ed. Thomas P. Campbell, The Metropolitan Museum of Art 2002 pp.236-41
Other number(s)
Ruland p.257 C.V.3
