Vatican Frescoes
Vatican Frescoes
WILLIAM WYNNE RYLAND (1738-83)
God blessing Creation
dated 1762Crayon-manner engraving, printed in orange | 26.7 x 22.9 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 853650
A crayon-manner engraving by William Wynne Ryland after a drawing of the central figure of God for the now almost entirely destroyed fresco 'God blessing Creation' painted by the workshop of Raphael (c.1517-19) in the basamento of the first bay of the Raphael Loggia in the Vatican. Lettered with Bible quote in Latin, attribution of the composition to Raphael and publication details. Signed and dated by the printmaker lower right. Published in Charles Rogers's two-volume Collection of Prints in Imitation of Drawings (1788; see RCIN 809363).
In Ruland (1876), the drawing from which this print was made is stated to have been in the Richardson Collection.
According to Dacos (see Bibliographic References), the basamento paintings of the Raphael Loggia in the Vatican were executed in grisaille and imitated bronze reliefs.
In Ruland (1876), the drawing from which this print was made is stated to have been in the Richardson Collection.
According to Dacos (see Bibliographic References), the basamento paintings of the Raphael Loggia in the Vatican were executed in grisaille and imitated bronze reliefs.
Creator(s)
William Wynne Ryland (1738-83) (printmaker)
After a work attributed to Raphael (Urbino 1483-Rome 1520) (artist)
Roberts, Charles (editor)
Bottom
26.7 x 22.9 cm (sheet of paper)
Et benedixit Diei septimo, et sanctificavit illum.
- Added to the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1853-76)
Subject(s)
- Religion & Theology
- Religions and faiths
- Christianity
- God (Christianity)
- Bible & Holy Scripture
- Old Testament
- Christianity
- Religions and faiths
- Religion & Theology
Bibliographic reference(s)
pp.173-194 (Dacos 2008: Dacos, N., The Loggia of Raphael: A Vatican Art Treasure, 2008)
