Tapestries
Putti Playing
c.1530-1560Engraving | 18.4 x 27.7 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 853311
A later edition of this engraving bears the inscription: 'Tapezzerie del Papa' (Tapestries of the Pope), which can also be found in the 1602 edition of a series of four engravings by the Master of the Die reproducing the composition of four tapestries from the 'Giuochi di putti' set. See RCINs 853313-22. For further discussion, see Bibliographic References.
A reversed anonymous copy of this engraving, signed with the engraver's monogram F.H., can be found at RCIN 853312.
Creator(s)
Master of the Die (active 1530-60) (engraver)
Associated with Raphael (Urbino 1483-Rome 1520) (designer)
18.4 x 27.7 cm (sheet of paper)
- Added to the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1853-76)
Subject(s)
- Putti
- Arts, Recreation, Entertainment & Sport
- Tapestries
Bibliographic reference(s)
p.138, no.II.5 (entry by Stefania Massari) (Raphael Invenit 1985 : Bernini Pezzini, G. et al., 1985. Raphael Invenit. Stampe di Raffaello nelle Collezioni dell'Istituto Nazionale per la Grafica, Rome)
p.606 (Cordellier/Py 1992 : Raphael : son atelier, ses copistes, 1992 / par Dominique Cordellier et Bernadette Py, Paris (Inventaire general des dessins Italiens ; V / sous la direction de Francoise Viatte))
pp.229-33 (Tapestry in the Renaissance 2002 : Tapestry in the Renaissance. Art and Magnificence, ed. Thomas P. Campbell, The Metropolitan Museum of Art 2002)
