Vatican Frescoes
SIMON WATTS (ACTIVE 1760-1780)
The gathering of manna
dated 1767Etching with engraving | 24.6 x 48.2 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 853681
A print reproducing a drawing which was at the time of publication (1767) in the collection of the portrait painter Nathaniel Hone. The drawing was thought to be by Raphael for the almost entirely destroyed fresco 'The gathering of manna' painted by the workshop of Raphael (c.1517-19) in the basamento of the eighth bay of the Raphael Loggia in the Vatican. Lettered with attribution of the composition to Raphael, a Biblical reference in Latin (Exodus 16) and publication details. Within an imitation wash border. Published in Charles Rogers, A Collection of Prints in Imitation of Drawings, 1778.
According to Dacos (see Bibliographic References), the basamento paintings of the Raphael Loggia in the Vatican were executed in grisaille and imitated bronze reliefs.
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)
Simon Watts (active 1760-1780) (etcher)
After a work previously attributed to Raphael (Urbino 1483-Rome 1520) (artist)
Charles Rogers (1711-84) (publisher)
187 / Bottom
24.6 x 48.2 cm (sheet of paper)
- Added to the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1853-76)
Subject(s)
- Religion & Theology
- Religions and faiths
- Christianity
- Bible & Holy Scripture
- Old Testament
- Bible & Holy Scripture
- Christianity
- Religions and faiths
- Religion & Theology
Bibliographic reference(s)
fig.73 (Davidson 1985 : Davidson, Bernice F. Raphael's Bible. A Study of the Vatican Logge, 1985)
pp.173-194 (Dacos 2008: Dacos, N., The Loggia of Raphael: A Vatican Art Treasure, 2008)
