Vatican Frescoes
SAMUEL BERNARD (1615-87)
The Meeting between Pope Leo the Great and Attila
c.1635-77Engraving with etching | 27.4 x 37.9 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 852719
A print reproducing (in reverse) the fresco of The Meeting between Pope Leo the Great and Attila, painted by Raphael in c.1514 in the Stanza di Eliodoro in the Vatican. Lettered with production details and two texts (one in French and one in Latin) describing the episode. With coat of arms of the Comte de Béthune, to whom the plate is dedicated.
Creator(s)
Samuel Bernard (1615-87) (printmaker)
After Raphael (1483-1520) (artist)
Mariette, Pierre : Rue St Jacques à l'Espérance, Paris (publisher)
Subject(s)
Pope Leo I (c. 400-61)Attila (c. 406-453)HunsSaint PeterSaint PaulPope Leo X (1475-1521)27.4 x 37.9 cm (sheet of paper)
- Added to the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1853-76)
Object type(s)
- visual works
- prints
- visual works
Bibliographic reference(s)
Raphael Invenit 1985 : G. Bernini Pezzini et al., Raphael Invenit. Stampe di Raffaello nelle Collezioni dell'Istituto Nazionale per la Grafica, Rome, 1985 p.49, no.III.4 (entry by Grazia Bernini Pezzini)
Other number(s)
Ruland p.202 D.4
