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Carlo Pestrini (b. 1780)
Allegorical figure of Charity [from the Sala di Costantino] c.1800-1860
Engraving with etching | 54.3 x 38.5 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 852975
![Allegorical figure of Charity [from the Sala di Costantino]](https://col.rct.uk/sites/default/files/styles/rctr-scale-1300-500/public/collection-online/6/e/752174-1524572169.jpg?itok=x3RQnKmB "Allegorical figure of Charity [from the Sala di Costantino]")
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A print reproducing the allegorical figure of Charity, painted next to Pope Urban I on the right of the fresco of The battle of Constantine at the Milvian Bridge, executed by Raphael's workshop in the Sala di Costantino in the Vatican between 1520 and 1524. The setting has been modified. Lettered with title, production details and dedication to Luigi Canonica. Stamped with a blind stamp (of the Calcografia di Roma? See Lugt 426e).
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
54.3 x 38.5 cm (sheet of paper)
49.5 x 34.9 cm (platemark)
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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.116, no.VIII.6 (entry by Grazia Bernini Pezzini)
Alternative title(s)
LA CARITÀ
