Vatican Frescoes
UGO DA CARPI (C. 1480-1532)
David kills Goliath
c.1518-20Chiaroscuro woodcut | 27.3 x 39.7 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 853593
A chiaroscuro woodcut by Ugo da Carpi said by Bartsch to be after a drawing by Raphael for the fresco 'David kills Goliath' which was, painted by the workshop of Raphael (c.1517-19) in the vault of the eleventh bay of the Raphael Loggia in the Vatican. Lettered with attribution of composition to Raphael and the printmaker's name in a fictive frame surrounding the image. Trimmed to frame. On watermarked paper. Second state; a rare early impression.
See RCIN 853592 for an impression of the third state of this woodcut.
See RCIN 853592 for an impression of the third state of this woodcut.
Creator(s)
Ugo da Carpi (c. 1480-1532) (printmaker)
After a work attributed to Raphael (1483-1520) (artist)
Subject(s)
David (OT)watermark: [unidentifiable] [left, in ink]
27.3 x 39.7 cm (sheet of paper)
- Added to the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1853-76)
Subject(s)
- Religion & Theology
- Religions and faiths
- Christianity
- Bible & Holy Scripture
- Old Testament
- Bible & Holy Scripture
- 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.76, no.I.26 (entry by Stefania Massari)
Höper 2001 : Höper, C. Raffael und die Folgen, Hatje Cantz Verlag, 2001 p.432, G10.2
Other number(s)
Ruland p.224 B.XLII.7
