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Vatican Frescoes

Vatican Frescoes

Allegorical figure of Meekness [from the Sala di Costantino]

c.1760-65

Engraving with etching | RCIN 852956

A print reproducing, in reverse, the allegorical figure of Meekness, painted next to Pope Clement I to the right of the fresco of 'The Vision of the Cross', executed by Raphael's workshop in the Sala di Costantino in the Vatican between 1520 and 1524. The setting has been modified. Dated. Lettered with titles (in Latin and English) and production details.
  • Added to the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1853-76)