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Samuel Bernard (1615-87)
The Meeting between Pope Leo the Great and Attila c.1635-77
Engraving with etching | 27.4 x 37.9 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 852719
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A print reproducing (in reverse) the fresco of The Meeting between Pope Leo the Great and Attila, painted by Raphael in c.1514 in the Stanza di Eliodoro in the Vatican. Lettered with production details and two texts (one in French and one in Latin) describing the episode. With coat of arms of the Comte de Béthune, to whom the plate is dedicated.
Provenance
Added to the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1853-76)
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Medium and techniques
Engraving with etching
Measurements
27.4 x 37.9 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.49, no.III.4 (entry by Grazia Bernini Pezzini)
