Tapestries
ANONYMOUS, 16TH CENTURY
The Adoration of the Shepherds
c.1520-1560Engraving | 62.6 x 44.0 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 853253
An anonymous engraving printed from two plates, catalogued by Ruland (1876) as by a pupil of Marcantonio Raimondi. Only state. The names of Marco Dente, Agostino Veneziano and Bonasone have also been put forward in the past.
A drawing of this composition generally attributed to G.F. Penni now in the Musée du Louvre, Paris (inv. no.3460) has often been described as the model for the engraving. A photograph of the drawing can be found at RCIN 853257. For further discussion, see Bibliographic References.
The lower half of the composition occurs in the tapestry of the same subject part of the so-called 'Scuola Nuova' set depicting scenes from the Life of Christ. See RCIN 853255.
A drawing of this composition generally attributed to G.F. Penni now in the Musée du Louvre, Paris (inv. no.3460) has often been described as the model for the engraving. A photograph of the drawing can be found at RCIN 853257. For further discussion, see Bibliographic References.
The lower half of the composition occurs in the tapestry of the same subject part of the so-called 'Scuola Nuova' set depicting scenes from the Life of Christ. See RCIN 853255.
Creator(s)
Anonymous, 16th century (engraver)
Previously attributed to Marcantonio Raimondi (c. 1480-1534) (engraver)
After Raphael (Urbino 1483-Rome 1520) (designer)
62.6 x 44.0 cm (sheet of paper)
- Added to the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1853-76)
Subject(s)
- Religion & Theology
- Religions and faiths
- Christianity
- Life of Christ
- Infancy of Christ
- Adoration of the Shepherds
- Infancy of Christ
- Life of Christ
- Christianity
- Religions and faiths
- Religion & Theology
Bibliographic reference(s)
p.139, no.II.1 (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)
pp.513-16 (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))
