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Ludwig Grüner (1801-82)
The Creation of Eve published 1866
Lithograph | 48.3 x 55.5 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 853368
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A lithograph after the fresco of the Creation of Eve painted by the workshop of Raphael (c.1517-19) in the vault of the second bay of the Raphael Loggia in the Vatican. Lettered with names of Raphael and Ludwig Gruner below image. Published in Scripture prints from the frescoes of Raphael in the Vatican. Edited by Lewis Gruner. With an introductory preface by the Rev. Charles H.H. Wright, London 1866.
Passavant (see Bibliographic References) noted that the lithographs in this publication, made from drawings by Nicola Consoni (1814-84) of the frescoes, were made 'in the manner of woodcuts'.Provenance
Acquired for the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1866-76)
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Lithograph
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48.3 x 55.5 cm (sheet of paper)
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Bibliographic reference(s)
Davidson 1985 : Davidson, Bernice F. Raphael's Bible. A Study of the Vatican Logge, 1985 fig.22
Dacos 2008: Dacos, N., The Loggia of Raphael: A Vatican Art Treasure, 2008 pl.103, p.142
