The frescoes in the Vatican Palace commissioned by Popes Julius II and Leo X
Giovanni Battista Franco (c. 1510-1561)
Constantine presenting the City of Rome to the Holy See c.1530-51
Engraving | 41.4 x 58.2 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 852940
An engraving after the fresco of The Donation of Constantine, painted by Raphael's workshop in the Sala di Costantino in the Vatican between 1520 and 1524; reproduced in reverse. Laid down on backing sheet of paper.
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Creator(s)
Giovanni Battista Franco (c. 1510-1561) (engraver)
After Raphael (Urbino 1483-Rome 1520) (designer)
Subject(s)
Constantine I, The Great (272-337 AD) -
41.4 x 58.2 cm (sheet of paper)
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Added to the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1853-76)
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Object type(s)
- visual works
- prints
Subject(s)
- Places
- Europe
- Italy
- Lazio [Italy]
- Rome [Lazio]
- Vatican City [Rome]
- Vatican Palace [Vatican City]
- Sala di Costantino [Vatican Palace]
- Vatican Palace [Vatican City]
- Vatican City [Rome]
- Rome [Lazio]
- Lazio [Italy]
- Italy
- Europe
- visual works
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Other number(s)
Ruland p.237 B.IV.3
Bibliographic reference(s)
Höper 2001 : Höper, C. Raffael und die Folgen, Hatje Cantz Verlag, 2001 p.418, no.F 22.1
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