Vatican Frescoes
Vatican Frescoes
Head of a young man wearing a plumed hat [from 'The Donation of Constantine']
c.1790-1850Engraving | RCIN 852943
A print reproducing the head of the young man wearing a plumed hat painted in the right foreground of the fresco of 'The Donation of Constantine', executed by Raphael's workshop in the Sala di Costantino in the Vatican between 1520 and 1524. Lettered with production details. The figure is identified as the painter Raffaellino dal Colle (1490–1566). Published in 'Raccolta delle teste dei filosofi, dei Poeti, colle nove Muse ed Apollo, e di altri uomini illustri dipinti da Raffaelle...', a series engraved by a number of different artists after designs by Luigi Agricola.
- Added to the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1853-76)