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Marco Dente Da Ravenna (1486-1527)
The Virgin suckling the Christ Child c.1515-20
Engraving | 16.6 x 11.5 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 851244
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This print is a repetition of an engraving by Marcantonio Raimondi dated c.1515 thought to have been based upon a lost design by Raphael dating from c.1507-08; lacking the figure of St Joseph and with a slightly altered background. Only state. An impression of Marcantonio's engraving can be found at RCIN 851242.
The print shows the three-quarter length seated Virgin suckling the Christ Child whom she holds on her lap; in an interior with a curtain draped behind them and a window on the left.Provenance
Added to the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1853-76)
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Medium and techniques
Engraving
Measurements
16.6 x 11.5 cm (sheet of paper)
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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.190, no.XV.3 (entry by Stefania Massari)
