Vatican Frescoes
Vatican Frescoes
AFTER A WORK BY THE WORKSHOP OF RAPHAEL (URBINO 1483-ROME 1520)
The baptism of Christ
c.1656-1708Etching | 34.7 x 47.1 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 853636
An anonymous print after the fresco 'The baptism of Christ' by the workshop of Raphael (c.1517-19) in the vault of the thirteenth bay of the Raphael Loggia in the Vatican. Lettered with attribution of the composition to Raphael and publication details. On watermarked paper.
In this print, the figure on the far left of the fresco and the two flying angels on the right are missing (see RCIN 856634 for a photograph of the original fresco).
In this print, the figure on the far left of the fresco and the two flying angels on the right are missing (see RCIN 856634 for a photograph of the original fresco).
Creator(s)
After a work by the workshop of Raphael (Urbino 1483-Rome 1520) (artist)
Bonnart, N. : rue St Jacques à l'aigle (publisher)
[unidentifiable]
34.7 x 47.1 cm (sheet of paper)
Added to the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1853-76)
Subject(s)
- Religion & Theology
- Religions and faiths
- Christianity
- Life of Christ
- Public Life of Christ
- Baptism of Christ
- Public Life of Christ
- Bible & Holy Scripture
- New Testament
- Life of Christ
- Christianity
- Religions and faiths
- Religion & Theology
Bibliographic reference(s)
fig.112 (Davidson 1985 : Davidson, Bernice F. Raphael's Bible. A Study of the Vatican Logge, 1985)
pl.149, p.191 (Dacos 2008: Dacos, N., The Loggia of Raphael: A Vatican Art Treasure, 2008)
