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The baptism of Christ c.1656-1708
Etching | 34.7 x 47.1 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 853636
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An anonymous print after the fresco The baptism of Christ by the workshop of Raphael (c.1517-19) in the vault of the thirteenth bay of the Raphael Loggia in the Vatican. Lettered with attribution of the composition to Raphael and publication details. On watermarked paper.
In this print, the figure on the far left of the fresco and the two flying angels on the right are missing (see RCIN 856634 for a photograph of the original fresco).Provenance
Added to the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1853-76)
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Medium and techniques
Etching
Measurements
34.7 x 47.1 cm (sheet of paper)
Markings
watermark: [unidentifiable] [right]
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Bibliographic reference(s)
Davidson 1985 : Davidson, Bernice F. Raphael's Bible. A Study of the Vatican Logge, 1985 fig.112
Dacos 2008: Dacos, N., The Loggia of Raphael: A Vatican Art Treasure, 2008 pl.149, p.191