The frescoes in the Vatican Palace commissioned by Popes Julius II and Leo X
Antonio Suntach (1744-1828)
The Temptation of Adam and Eve c.1764-1818
Engraving with etching | 21.4 x 25.0 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 853373
A print after the fresco of the Temptation of Adam and Eve painted by the workshop of Raphael (c.1517-19) in the vault of the second bay of the Raphael Loggia in the Vatican. Lettered with Bible quote in Latin (Genesis III) and numbered on plate at upper left: No. III. Lettered with attribution of the design to Raphael and printmaker's name.
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Creator(s)
Antonio Suntach (1744-1828) (printmaker)
After a work by the workshop of Raphael (Urbino 1483-Rome 1520) (artist)
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21.4 x 25.0 cm (sheet of paper)
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DECEPTA MULIER A SERPENTE TULIT DE FRUCTI ILLIUS ET COMEDIT DEDITQUE VIRO SVO
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Added to the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1853-76)
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Object type(s)
- visual works
- prints
Subject(s)
- Religion & Theology
- Religions and faiths
- Christianity
- Bible & Holy Scripture
- Old Testament
- Bible & Holy Scripture
- Christianity
- Religions and faiths
- visual works
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Other number(s)
Ruland p.214 B.VI.4
Bibliographic reference(s)
Höper 2001 : Höper, C. Raffael und die Folgen, Hatje Cantz Verlag, 2001 p.426, G 2.2
Davidson 1985 : Davidson, Bernice F. Raphael's Bible. A Study of the Vatican Logge, 1985 fig.23
Dacos 2008: Dacos, N., The Loggia of Raphael: A Vatican Art Treasure, 2008 pl.104, p.143
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