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Vatican Frescoes

    MASTER OF THE DIE (ACTIVE 1530-60)

    Joseph sold by his brothers

    dated 1533

    Engraving | 21.1 x 29.0 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 853496

    A reversed engraving stated by Ruland (1876) to 'probably' have been made from the original sketch for the fresco 'Joseph sold by his brothers' painted by the workshop of Raphael (c.1517-19) in the vault of the seventh bay of the Raphael Loggia in the Vatican. Lettered with the engraver's monogramme (Nagler, I, 2098) and the date. First state. Trimmed, irregularly, on all edges.

    • Creator(s)

      Master of the Die (active 1530-60) (engraver)

      After a work attributed to Raphael (Urbino 1483-Rome 1520) (artist)

    • 21.1 x 29.0 cm (sheet of paper)

    • Added to the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1856-73)

    • Subject(s)
      • Religion & Theology
        • Religions and faiths
          • Christianity
            • Bible & Holy Scripture
              • Old Testament
    • Bibliographic reference(s)

      p.74, no.I.16 (entry by Stefania Massari) (Raphael Invenit 1985 : Bernini Pezzini, G. et al., 1985. Raphael Invenit. Stampe di Raffaello nelle Collezioni dell'Istituto Nazionale per la Grafica, Rome)

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