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Sir Robert Strange (1721-92)
Allegorical figure of Meekness [from the Sala di Costantino] c.1760-65
Engraving with etching | 63.1 x 45.9 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 852956
![Allegorical figure of Meekness [from the Sala di Costantino]](https://col.rct.uk/sites/default/files/styles/rctr-scale-1300-500/public/collection-online/b/3/760351-1527675586.jpg?itok=3GU0a4Uk "Allegorical figure of Meekness [from the Sala di Costantino]")
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A print reproducing, in reverse, the allegorical figure of Meekness, painted next to Pope Clement I to the right of the fresco of The Vision of the Cross, executed by Raphael's workshop in the Sala di Costantino in the Vatican between 1520 and 1524. The setting has been modified. Dated. Lettered with titles (in Latin and English) and production details.
Provenance
Added to the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1853-76)
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Creator(s)
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Medium and techniques
Engraving with etching
Measurements
63.1 x 45.9 cm (sheet of paper)
50.5 x 35.2 cm (platemark)
Markings
annotation: 1723-1795. [front, upper centre, in ink]
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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.115, no.VI.1 (entry by Grazia Bernini Pezzini)
Höper 2001 : Höper, C. Raffael und die Folgen, Hatje Cantz Verlag, 2001 p.420, no.F 25.3
Alternative title(s)
Comitas. Meekness.
