Vatican Frescoes
Vatican Frescoes
The Sacrifice of Abraham
c.1520Engraving | RCIN 852754
An engraving the composition of which is related to one of the four ceiling paintings of the Stanza di Eliodoro in the Vatican. Signed with engraver's monogram at upper right.
Two existing drawings of this subject are closely related to the engraving; they are housed in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford (inv. no.WA1846.219; in reverse) and at the Getty Museum, Los Angeles (inv. no.92.GB.37; attributed to Giulio Romano). For further discussion, see Bibliographic References.
Two existing drawings of this subject are closely related to the engraving; they are housed in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford (inv. no.WA1846.219; in reverse) and at the Getty Museum, Los Angeles (inv. no.92.GB.37; attributed to Giulio Romano). For further discussion, see Bibliographic References.
Added to the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1853-76)
