Vatican Frescoes
SCHOOL OF MARCANTONIO RAIMONDI (C. 1480-1534)
The sacrifice of Cain and Abel
dated 1544Engraving | 25.7 x 44.6 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 853652
An engraving reproducing, in reverse, the almost entirely destroyed fresco 'The sacrifice of Cain and Abel' painted by the workshop of Raphael (c.1517-19) in the basamento of the second bay of the Raphael Loggia in the Vatican. Lettered with publication details lower right. Trimmed to an arch at top. Second state. For an impression of the first state of this print, see RCIN 853653.
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)
School of Marcantonio Raimondi (c. 1480-1534) (engraver)
After a work by the workshop of Raphael (Urbino 1483-Rome 1520) (artist)
Antonio Lafreri (1512-77) (publisher)
Bottom / 175
25.7 x 44.6 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)
p.76, no.I.27 (entry by Stefania Massari) (Raphael Invenit 1985 : Bernini Pezzini, G. et al., 1985. Raphael Invenit. Stampe di Raffaello nelle Collezioni dell'Istituto Nazionale per la Grafica, Rome)
fig.26 (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)
