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Hercules and Antaeus c.1520-30
Engraving | 28.5 x 21.1 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 851838
Agostino dei Musi (c. 1490-after 1536)
Hercules and Antaeus c.1520-30
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An engraving corresponding closely to a print by Marcantonio Raimondi (RCIN 851837), of which is thought to be a copy. First state. Signed with engraver's monogram on tablet at lower left: A.V. Stamped with the collectors' marks of W. H. F. K. Graf von Lepell (Lugt 1672) and Kupferstichkabinett, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin (Lugt 1606 and 2398) on the back. This engraving was not included in Ruland's Raphael Collection catalogue (1876).
The authorship of the design is disputed, with some scholars supporting the traditional attribution to Raphael (Oberhuber/Gnann 1999, pp.110-11), and others suggesting a derivation from a drawing by Giulio Romano (Raphael Invenit 1985, p.248, VII.1).
A 2nd Century BC sculpture of Hercules and Antaeus, previously in the Vatican Belvedere and now in the Palazzo Pitti, Florence (inv. Pitti, OdA, 1911, n. 607), is commonly believed to have been the source for the figures in the engraving (Shoemaker/Broun 1981, no.51).Provenance
Added to the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (after 1876)
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Creator(s)
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Medium and techniques
Engraving
Measurements
28.5 x 21.1 cm (sheet of paper)
Markings
annotation: AV / B.347. / B.xiv.347 / Pf 18.D.LVII.1a [back, in pencil]
Other number(s)
Ruland : Ruland, C., 1876. The Works of Raphael Santi da Urbino as represented in the Raphael Collection in the Royal Library at Windsor Castle, formed by the Prince Consort, 1853-1861 and completed by Her Majesty Queen Victoria, Weimar – Ruland p.136 D.LVII.1a(add)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.248, no.VII.2
Oberhuber/Gnann 1999 : Roma e lo stile classico di Raffaello, 1515-1527 / a cura di Konrad Oberhuber ; catalogo di Achim Gnann, 1999 p.111, under no.50
Ugo da Carpi 2009 : Ugo da Carpi, l'opera incisa : xilografie e chiaroscuri da Tiziano, Raffaello e Parmigianino / a cura di Manuela Rossi, 2009 p.122, under no.16 (entry by Tania Previdi)
