The frescoes in the Vatican Palace commissioned by Popes Julius II and Leo X
Ludwig Grüner (1801-82)
Solomon builds the Temple published 1866
Lithograph | 44.3 x 52.2 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 853623
A lithograph reproducing the fresco Solomon builds the Temple by the workshop of Raphael (c.1517-19) in the vault of the twelfth bay of the Raphael Loggia in the Vatican. Proof state. Published in Scripture prints from the frescoes of Raphael in the Vatican. Edited by Lewis Gruner. With an introductory preface by the Rev. Charles H.H. Wright, London 1866.
Passavant (see Bibliographic References) noted that the lithographs in this publication, made from drawings by Nicola Consoni (1814-84) of the frescoes, were made 'in the manner of woodcuts'.
Passavant (see Bibliographic References) noted that the lithographs in this publication, made from drawings by Nicola Consoni (1814-84) of the frescoes, were made 'in the manner of woodcuts'.
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Creator(s)
Ludwig Grüner (1801-82) (designer)
After a work by the workshop of Raphael (Urbino 1483-Rome 1520) (artist)
Nicola Consoni (1814-84) (draughtsman)
Subject(s)
Solomon (OT) -
44.3 x 52.2 cm (sheet of paper)
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Acquired for the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1866-76)
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Object type(s)
- visual works
- prints
Subject(s)
- Religion & Theology
- Religions and faiths
- Christianity
- Bible & Holy Scripture
- Old Testament
- Bible & Holy Scripture
- Christianity
- Religions and faiths
- visual works
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Other number(s)
Ruland p.225 B.XLVIII.3
Bibliographic reference(s)
Davidson 1985 : Davidson, Bernice F. Raphael's Bible. A Study of the Vatican Logge, 1985 fig.100
Dacos 2008: Dacos, N., The Loggia of Raphael: A Vatican Art Treasure, 2008 pl.145, p.188
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