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School of Marcantonio Raimondi (c. 1480-1534)
Joseph addresses his brothers dated 1540
Engraving | 18.0 x 27.5 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 853673
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An engraving reproducing, in reverse, the almost entirely destroyed fresco Joseph addresses his brothers painted by the workshop of Raphael (c.1517-19) in the basamento of the seventh bay of the Raphael Loggia in the Vatican. Dated at bottom right. Trimmed to platemark. On watermarked paper (possibly close to Briquet 4961).
According to Dacos (see Bibliographic References), the basamento paintings of the Raphael Loggia in the Vatican were executed in grisaille and imitated bronze reliefs.Provenance
Added to the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1853-76)
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Engraving
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18.0 x 27.5 cm (sheet of paper)
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annotation: [illegible]33 3/- [verso, bottom left corner, in ink]
watermark: Crown (close to Briquet 4961?) [left]
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Bibliographic reference(s)
Davidson 1985 : Davidson, Bernice F. Raphael's Bible. A Study of the Vatican Logge, 1985 fig.65
Dacos 2008: Dacos, N., The Loggia of Raphael: A Vatican Art Treasure, 2008 pp.173-194
