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Carlo Pestrini (b. 1780)
Allegorical figure of Fortitude [from the Sala di Costantino] c.1800-1860
Engraving with etching | 55.1 x 40.9 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 852997
![Allegorical figure of Fortitude [from the Sala di Costantino]](https://col.rct.uk/sites/default/files/styles/rctr-scale-1300-500/public/collection-online/1/3/760368-1527675623.jpg?itok=lCflmU3q "Allegorical figure of Fortitude [from the Sala di Costantino]")
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A print reproducing the allegorical figure of Fortitude, painted by Raphael's workshop to the left of a niched pope (Felix III or Gregory VII?) in the Stanza di Costantino in the Vatican. The setting has been modified. Lettered with artists' names and dedication to Bianca Milesi. Stamped with the blind stamp of the Calcografia di Roma (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
55.1 x 40.9 cm (sheet of paper)
49.2 x 35.0 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.XI.1 (entry by Grazia Bernini Pezzini)
Alternative title(s)
LA FORTEZZA
