LUDWIG GRÜNER (1801-82)

A view of the Logge in the Vatican

published 1844

Chromolithograph | 54.8 x 37.3 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 853334

A chromolithograph by Ludwig Grüner (c.1844) showing the interior of the Raphael Loggia (looking south) painted by the workshop of Raphael (c.1517-19) in the Vatican. Lettered with title below image. Published in 'Fresco decorations and stuccoes of churches & palaces in Italy during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, with descriptions by Lewis Gruner', London 1844.

Queen Victoria wrote in her Journal for 20 May 1845: ‘After luncheon, Mr Gruner who directs the decorations in the Cottage, & is a man full of talent, showed us some beautiful designs of interiors of Churches & Palaces in Italy, &c.’ The work, which includes forty-four plates, was dedicated to Prince Albert and the members of the Royal Commission on the Fine Arts.

Creator(s)

Ludwig Grüner (1801-82) (lithographer)

After a work by the workshop of Raphael (Urbino 1483-Rome 1520) (artist)

Ludwig Grüner (1801-82) (publisher)
54.8 x 37.3 cm (sheet of paper)
Innere Ansicht der Gallerie des Zweiten / Stocks im Hofe der Logen // Vûe interieure de la Gallerie du second etage / de la Cour des Loges
Added to the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1853-76)
Subject(s)
- Religion & Theology
  
  Religions and faiths
  
  Christianity
  
  Bible & Holy Scripture
  
  Old Testament
  
  New Testament
Bibliographic reference(s)
(Davidson 1985 : Davidson, Bernice F. Raphael's Bible. A Study of the Vatican Logge, 1985)

(Dacos 2008: Dacos, N., The Loggia of Raphael: A Vatican Art Treasure, 2008)

Vatican Frescoes

A view of the Logge in the Vatican

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