Tapestries
ANONYMOUS, 16TH CENTURY
The Adoration of the Shepherds
dated 1563Engraving | 29.0 x 21.0 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 853254
An anonymous print reproducing a composition thought to have been designed by Raphael, recorded in a drawing generally attributed to the workshop of Raphael (G.F. Penni?) now in the Musée du Louvre, Paris (inv. no.3460). The print has been described as in the style of Cornelis Cort. First state. Dated at lower left: 1563. Lettered with publishing address of Hieronymus Cock and attribution of the design to Raphael at lower right. Below image is a quote from the Bible (1 John 4:9).
For a photograph of the Louvre drawing and further discussion, see RCIN 853257.
For a photograph of the Louvre drawing and further discussion, see RCIN 853257.
Creator(s)
Anonymous, 16th century (printmaker)
After Raphael (1483-1520) (designer)
Hieronymus Cock (1507-70) (publisher)
Subject(s)
Saint JosephBlessed Virgin Mary29.0 x 21.0 cm (sheet of paper)
28.4 x 20.4 cm (platemark)
In hoc apparuit charitas Dei in nobis, quod filium suum unigenitum / emisit Deus in mundum, ut vivamus per eum.
- 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
Object type(s)
- visual works
- prints
- Religion & Theology
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.140, no.II.3 (entry by Stefania Massari)
Other number(s)
Ruland p.256 C.II.3
