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Carlo Pestrini (b. 1780)
Allegorical figure of Purity [from the Sala di Costantino] c.1800-1860
Engraving with etching | 57.5 x 43.3 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 852992
![Allegorical figure of Purity [from the Sala di Costantino]](https://col.rct.uk/sites/default/files/styles/rctr-scale-1300-500/public/collection-online/8/d/760366-1527675620.jpg?itok=k573twmr "Allegorical figure of Purity [from the Sala di Costantino]")
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A print reproducing the allegorical figure of Purity, painted next to Pope Leo the Great to the right of the fresco of The Baptism of Constantine, executed by Raphael's workshop in the Sala di Costantino in the Vatican. The setting has been modified. Lettered with title, artists' names and dedication to Cardinal Pier Francesco Galleffi.
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
57.5 x 43.3 cm (sheet of paper)
49.5 x 35.6 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.117, no.X.2 (entry by Grazia Bernini Pezzini)
Alternative title(s)
L'INNOCENZA
