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Pietro Fontana (1762-1837)
Head of a poet [from the 'Parnassus'] c.1785-1835
Engraving | 36.0 x 28.5 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 852469.i
![Master: Set of twenty-two prints reproducing heads from the 'Parnassus'
Item: Head of a poet [from the 'Parnassus']](https://col.rct.uk/sites/default/files/styles/rctr-scale-1300-500/public/collection-online/b/5/759458-1527263984.jpg?itok=TFP8wVXW "Master: Set of twenty-two prints reproducing heads from the 'Parnassus'
Item: Head of a poet [from the 'Parnassus']")
Pietro Fontana (1762-1837)
Master: Set of twenty-two prints reproducing heads from the 'Parnassus' Item: Head of a poet [from the 'Parnassus'] c.1785-1835
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An engraving reproducing the head of one of the poets depicted in the lower left corner of the fresco of Parnassus, painted by Raphael in c.1510-11 in the Stanza della Segnatura, Vatican. Lettered with production details. The print identifies the figure as Laura, the woman whose praise was sung by the poet Francesco Petrarch.
Provenance
Added to the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1853-76)
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Medium and techniques
Engraving
Measurements
36.0 x 28.5 cm (sheet of paper)
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Alternative title(s)
LAURA POETESSA / Molto amata dal Petrarca, / Nacque in Avignone circa l'anno 1308, ed ivi morì l'anno 1348.
