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After a work copying Raphael (Urbino 1483-Rome 1520)

Solomon and the Queen of Sheba c.1853-76

Albumen print | 27.1 x 32.9 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 853617

Solomon and the Queen of Sheba

After a work copying Raphael (Urbino 1483-Rome 1520)

Solomon and the Queen of Sheba c.1853-76

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Description

A photograph reproducing the fresco Solomon and the Queen of Sheba painted by the workshop of Raphael (c.1517-19) in the vault of the twelfth bay of the Raphael Loggia in the Vatican.

Provenance

Acquired for the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1853-76)
People involved

Creator(s)

After a work copying
Search the collection Raphael (Urbino 1483-Rome 1520)
(artist)

Subject(s)

Search the collection Solomon (OT)
Physical properties

Medium and techniques

Albumen print

albumen print

Measurements

27.1 x 32.9 cm (sheet of paper)
Groupings
Category
Photographs
Object type(s)
visual works
photographs
Subject(s)
Religion & Theology
Religions and faiths
Christianity
Bible & Holy Scripture
Old Testament
References

Other number(s)

Ruland : Ruland, C., 1876. The Works of Raphael Santi da Urbino as represented in the Raphael Collection in the Royal Library at Windsor Castle, formed by the Prince Consort, 1853-1861 and completed by Her Majesty Queen Victoria, Weimar – Ruland p.225 B.XLVII.2

Bibliographic reference(s)

Davidson 1985 : Davidson, Bernice F. Raphael's Bible. A Study of the Vatican Logge, 1985 fig.101

Dacos 2008: Dacos, N., The Loggia of Raphael: A Vatican Art Treasure, 2008 pl.146, p.189

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